The incident at the Pristina airport was a military confrontation between the forces of Russia and NATO on 12 June 1999, following the end of the Kosovo War. Russian troops unexpectedly occupied the airport ahead of a planned NATO deployment, creating a tense stand-off.

Oct 27, 2023 · By June 1999, the Serbs had been bombed into leaving Kosovo, and 30,000 NATO troops entered the Serb province to enforce the peace. The lead contingent of French and British paratroopers had been assigned to control the Pristina Airport, but when they approached it, they found 200 Russian soldiers threatening their advance.

June 17, 1999 Showdown in Pristina The Russian contingent that declared its sovereignty over Pristina’s airport is a stark sign of how deeply the Kosovo war has eroded the already...

Jun 24, 1999 · PRISTINA, Yugoslavia — As NATO troops struggled to stop the spread of robbery, arson and revenge attacks across Kosovo, U.S. Marines came under fire Wednesday at a rural roadblock and shot back,...

Mar 24, 2024 · Bombe, otmice i ubistva – kako je izgledao život Srba u Prištini 1999. godine. Navršava se 25 godina od početka NATO agresije. Procenjeno je da je poginulo oko 2.500 civila, među njima 89 dece, a ranjeno oko 6.000 osoba.

Jun 27, 1999 · The opening of the airport, located about 10 miles west of the capital, Pristina, should help speed the deployment of sorely needed troops, equipment and relief supplies. The peacekeeping force...

Operations on the ground have already been a tremendous success. NATO's member countries have responded to the challenge to bring peace and stability to Kosovo by deploying already 30,000 troops in a fully integrated and effective peacekeeping force.

Apr 13, 2018 · In 1999, an incident at Pristina airport in Kosovo almost brought NATO into open conflict with Russia. This is how Michael Jackson (not that one) and James Blunt (that one) helped prevent a...

May 3, 2024 · After 78 days of airstrikes, NATO forces had planned to land at Pristina Airport. However, they were caught off guard when they found that Russian forces had already taken control of the airport. Such a Russian incursion into Kosovo almost sparked armed conflict between British forces and Russian troops.

On 12 November 1999, a French-registered ATR 42-300 being operated by Italian airline Si Fly on a passenger charter flight from Rome to Pristina was positioning for approach at destination in day IMC when it hit terrain and was destroyed, killing all 24 occupants. A post crash fire broke out near the fuel tanks after the impact.