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Battle of Podujevo
Part of the Kosovo War
Date23–27 December 1998
Location
Podujevo, Kosovo, Yugoslavia
Result

Ceasefire

  • Yugoslav offensives repelled[2][better source needed]
  • Yugoslav forces suffer heavy losses[2]
  • KLA manages to keep the ZOLL headquarters under their control[2]
Belligerents
 Yugoslavia[1] Kosovo Liberation Army
Commanders and leaders
Serbia and Montenegro Sreten Lukić Unknown
Units involved
Special Anti-Terrorist Unit Unknown
Strength

Serbia and Montenegro 250 policemen
Serbia and Montenegro 13 armored vehicles[3]

Many t-55 tanks[4][5]		 25 militants[3]
Casualties and losses
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Heavy losses
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1 killed
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 6 wounded[6]
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1 tank destroyed[7]		 10 killed[2]

The Battle of Podujevo (Albanian: Beteja e Tabeve te Llapashticës; Serbian: Битка код Подујева, Bitka kod Podujeva) was fought in the Kosovo War between the Yugoslav Special Anti-Terrorist Unit and KLA insurgents in the village of Llapashtica e Epërme in the municipality of Podujevo. These events started after the death of a policeman who was killed by KLA militants in the area.[8]

Battle[edit]

The battle occurred between 23–27 December 1998.[citation needed] Yugoslav forces had the goal of destroying the ZOLL (Operation Zone Llap) headquarters of the KLA.[9] Before reaching the village of the ZOLL headquarters, Yugoslav forces were met by strong resistance from the KLA at Tabe.[9] A fierce battle ensued and dozens of Yugoslav offensives were repelled, leaving the Yugoslav forces with heavy losses.[9] According to international monitors who contributed to Operation Eagle Eye, this battle shattered a ceasefire called on by foreign forces.[citation needed] At the conclusion of the fighting, the Kosovo Diplomatic Observer Mission monitored a convoy of Yugoslav Army vehicles.[3]


28 january 1999

Security forces in Belgrade withdrew their units stationed along the road between the capital Pristina and the northern town of Podujevo, where heavy fighting broke out on January 27.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Army Backers Of Milosevic On Kosovo Are Promoted". The New York Times. 27 December 1998. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d "22 vjet nga beteja e Tabeve të Llapashticës, betejë në të cilën ranë heroikisht 10 dëshmorë të Llapit". llapi.info. 24 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Serbia: Kosovo Diplomatic Observer Mission Daily Report ; 22 Dec. | ReliefWeb". Reliefweb.int. 22 December 1998. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  4. ^ https://www.shutterstock.com/de/editorial/image-editorial/near-podujevo-kosovo-yugoslavia-crew-serbian-t-55-8348555b
  5. ^ https://www.shutterstock.com/de/editorial/image-editorial/near-podujevo-kosovo-yugoslavia-russian-made-t-55-8350822b
  6. ^ "Kosovo Reported Quiet After 4 Days of Clashes". The New York Times. 29 December 1998.
  7. ^ "The life of Albanian patriot Isa Arif Havolli (1943-1990)". balkanacademia.com. 13 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Europe | Serb policeman killed in Kosovo". BBC News. 21 December 1998. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  9. ^ a b c Rama, Arton (24 December 2020). "22 vjet nga beteja e Tabeve të Llapashticës, betejë në të cilën ranë heroikisht 10 dëshmorë të Llapit". Llapi.info. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  10. ^ "A Serb army tank rolls along a road 28 January in the region of..." Getty Images (in German). 28 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2024.

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Podujevo