Petar Bojić's photos with the keyword: bombing

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":