Incident at Pristina airport

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.

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
 Russia
Passive participation:
AFRY

 NATO

  •  United Kingdom
  •  United States
  •  Norway
Passive participation:
KLA (UÇK)
Commanders and leaders
Boris Yeltsin
Yunus-bek Yevkurov
Nikolai Ignatov
Viktor Zavarzin		 Wesley Clark
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
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