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Not to be forgotten!

Not to be forgotten!
On this day, March 24, 1999, 23 years ago, without the approval of the UN Security Council, NATO launched 78-day air strikes on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia), killing between 1,200 and 2,500 people, including 79 children. The bombing destroyed and damaged 25,000 residential buildings, disabled 470 kilometers of roads and 595 kilometers of railways. 14 airports, 19 hospitals, 20 health centers, 18 kindergartens, 69 schools, 176 cultural monuments and 44 bridges were damaged, while 38 were destroyed.
NATO launched 1,300 cruise missiles, delivered 37,000 "cluster bombs" and used banned depleted uranium munitions. 1,150 fighter jets launched nearly 420,000 missiles with a total mass of 22,000 tons.
The action was cynically called the "Angel of Mercy", and the civilian casualties were "collateral damage":

Annemarie, Dimas Sequeira, Albrecht Girle, Jean Paul Capdeville and 17 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 J.Garcia
J.Garcia club
YES!
Very important photos and information
Thank you so much for remembering, Petar
2 years ago. Edited 2 years ago.
 Stephan Fey
Stephan Fey club
!!!
2 years ago.
 Walter 7.8.1956
Walter 7.8.1956 club
!!!
2 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Un beau rendu mémorable avec un mauvais souvenir. C'est vrai qu'en ce temps là c'était catastrophique.
Bonne journée salutaire.
2 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
Nothing like this should ever be forgotten..!! Thank you for the reminder Petar :-(

It just goes to show that the concept of "world peace" does not really exist!
2 years ago. Edited 2 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Thanks for this reminder, Petar ! Nothing will be forgotten !
2 years ago.
 Per
Per club
!!!
Yes, we do remember.
2 years ago.
 Hélène Lombard
Hélène Lombard
Honteux ......
2 years ago.
 Jenny McIntyre
Jenny McIntyre club
Oh zašto nisu naučili? Bombardiranjem ovakvih mjesta šteti se samo civilima, porodicama i djeci, a ne vlasti koja je odgovorna za te akcije. Tako je grozno gledati ovakve slike, a taj mali spomenik djeci je tako tužan, ali pitam se koliko ljudi to više primjećuje.
2 years ago.
 Nouchetdu38
Nouchetdu38 club
Sad and.....................very interesting....................
2 years ago.
 Peter Chet
Peter Chet club
Petar, I don't think Australians realize how lucky we are.
Regards Peter
2 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
A timely reminder, Petar. The civilians always lose, whatever the circumstances.
2 years ago.
 John Lawrence
John Lawrence
Welcome and Thanks for posting your wonderful picture to

www.ipernity.com/group/buildings
2 years ago.
 John Lawrence
John Lawrence
Thanks for the reminder Petar, because of that a very succesful travel agent called Yugo tours in our High St closed permanently , We didn't suffer as some folk did but that was part of the ripple effect.
2 years ago.
 Richard Nuttall
Richard Nuttall
Needs to be said Petar -bad times.
2 years ago.
 ╰☆☆June☆☆╮
╰☆☆June☆☆╮ club
We will remember Petar.....
2 years ago.
 Jean Paul Capdeville
Jean Paul Capdeville club
Merci de rappeler celà Petar. le temps passe et les tragédies se succedent (guerres, attentats, meurtres etc) C'est peut être du au vieillissement mais des années aprés quand on évoque un évènement, on se rappelle peu de choses, encore moins des circonstances, sauf bien sûr quand on a été touché dans sa propre chair. Il y a un proverbe Chinois qui dit je crois "l'expérience des autres est un peigne pour chauves" C'est hélas vrai.Peut être que la seule possibilité que nous ayons de changer le monde est d'essayer de changer nous même. Pour ma part, j'essaye. Amitié. Jean paul
2 years ago. Edited 2 years ago.
 Ulrich Dinges
Ulrich Dinges
was wir heute in der Ukraine sehen sind leider die gleichen Bilder
Krieg beginnt in den Köpfen und hört auch dort wieder auf
in der Zwischenzeit ist überall Leid
2 years ago. Edited 2 years ago.
 Eunice Perkins
Eunice Perkins club
Such a sad waste of life. Nobody wins in a war. Even the children who survived would have been traumatised.
2 years ago.
 Dimas Sequeira
Dimas Sequeira club
Striking tragedy! Horrors like this keep happening in several places - many people don't learn with the past!
12 days ago.

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