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Incident at Pristina airport
Part of the aftermath of the Kosovo War

Pristina International Airport terminal in 2013
Date12 June 1999
Location
Pristina International Airport, Kosovo, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Result
  • Capture and establishment of control by Russian troops over the only airport in Kosovo
  • NATO–Russian agreement
Belligerents
Incident at Pristina airport Russia
Passive participation:
AFRY

Incident at Pristina airport NATO

  • Incident at Pristina airport United Kingdom
  • Incident at Pristina airport United States
  • Incident at Pristina airport Norway
Passive participation:
KLA (UÇK)
Commanders and leaders
Incident at Pristina airport Incident at Pristina airport Boris Yeltsin
Incident at Pristina airport Yunus-bek Yevkurov
Incident at Pristina airport Nikolai Ignatov
Incident at Pristina airport Viktor Zavarzin[1]
Incident at Pristina airport Incident at Pristina airport Wesley Clark
Incident at Pristina airport Incident at Pristina airport Mike Jackson
Hashim Thaçi
Agim Çeku
Strength
206 soldiers and officers Russian Airborne Forces, 15 BTR, 35 vehicles Tank column supported by infantry and combat helicopters, 12000 approx. in total
Casualties and losses
None

A confrontation between Russian forces and NATO forces over the Pristina International Airport occurred on 12 June 1999, in the aftermath of the Kosovo War. Russian troops occupied the airport ahead of a NATO deployment, resulting in a tense stand-off, which was resolved peacefully.

  1. ^ "Why a NATO general defied the Supreme Allied Commander in Kosovo". 4 October 2021.

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