Incident at Pristina airport (1999 AD)

Incident at Pristina airport (Passive participation: & 22px AFRY vs Passive participation: & 22px KLA (UÇK)) took place in 1999 AD during NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.

Battle facts

• Year: 1999 AD
• Date: 1999-06-12
• Era: Contemporary
• Conflict: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
• Side A: Passive participation:, 22px AFRY
• Side B: Passive participation:, 22px KLA (UÇK)
• Commanders (A): Yuri Baluyevsky, 22px Yunus-bek Yevkurov, Nikolai Staskov, Nikolai Ignatov, Viktor Zavarzin
• Commanders (B): Wesley Clark, Mike Jackson, James Blunt, 22px Hashim Thaçi, 22px Agim Çeku
• Casualties: approx. 1 URAL was abandoned during a forced march due to a malfunctionnone
• Outcome: See aftermath
• Coordinates: 42.573°, 21.036°

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