Battle of Podujevo

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

Ceasefire[2]

  • KLA forces keep Llapashtica under their control.[3][4]
Territorial
changes
Yugoslav forces capture Podujevo
Belligerents
 Yugoslavia[1] Kosovo Liberation Army
Commanders and leaders
Serbia and Montenegro Sreten Lukić Kadri Kastrati
Units involved
Special Anti-Terrorist Unit
Strength
Serbia and Montenegro 250 policemen
Serbia and Montenegro 13+ armored vehicles[5]
Serbia and Montenegro T-55 and M-84 tanks[citation needed]
25 militants[5]
Casualties and losses
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1 killed
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 6 wounded[6]
10 killed[7]

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]

  1. ^ "Army Backers Of Milosevic On Kosovo Are Promoted". The New York Times. 27 December 1998. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Kosovo Diplomatic Observer Mission Daily Report; 28 Dec". reliefweb. 28 December 1998. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  3. ^ "25 vjet nga beteja e Llapashticës – Epoka e Re". Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  4. ^ "22 vjet nga beteja e Tabeve të Llapashticës, betejë në të cilën ranë heroikisht 10 dëshmorë të Llapit". llapi.info. 24 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Serbia: Kosovo Diplomatic Observer Mission Daily Report ; 22 Dec. | ReliefWeb". Reliefweb.int. 22 December 1998. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Kosovo Reported Quiet After 4 Days of Clashes". The New York Times. 29 December 1998.
  7. ^ "22 vjet nga beteja e Tabeve të Llapashticës, betejë në të cilën ranë heroikisht 10 dëshmorë të Llapit". Llapi Info. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Europe: Serb policeman killed in Kosovo". BBC News. 21 December 1998. Retrieved 30 January 2012.

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