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23rd anniversary of Battle of Kosare marked

Belgrade, 13 June 2022

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic attended tonight a commemorative event marking the 23rd anniversary of the Battle of Kosare, one of the most difficult battles in recent history, in which 108 members of the Yugoslav Army died defending the state border from Albanian forces.

The ceremony was organised by the Serbian Government's Committee for Nurturing the Traditions of the Liberation Wars of Serbia. In addition to soldiers - participants in the battle, members of their families and families of victims, the event was also attended by Minister of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs Darija Kisic and Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Tomislav Momirovic.

Also present were Minister without Portfolio in charge of promoting the development of underdeveloped municipalities Novica Toncev, Minister of Economy Andjelka Atanaskovic, Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Petar Petkovic, representatives of the Serbian Army, Serbian Orthodox Church and soldiers' associations.

President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic will lay a wreath tomorrow at the Monument to the Heroes of the Battle of Kosare, which took place from 9 April to 14 June 1999.

21 officers and non-commissioned officers were killed in Kosare, 50 young men serving their military service, 13 conscripts and 24 volunteers. 256 of them were wounded and all of them are war and military invalids today.