Bombing of Relays and Repeaters
On
Gučevo
On 5 April 1999,
at 10.30 p.m., in the area of the municipality of Loznica, a bomb hit
steel structure of the relay station on Mt. Gučevo, located within the
anti-hail rockets firing range (bombed on 27 March
1999). In the attack, the installations of the Republic Hydro-Meteorological
Institute Belgrade were demolished. The repeater belonged to the Loznica
TV and was used by RTS - I, II and III channel.
Crveni
Čot on Mt. Fruška Gora
On the
night of 5/6 April 1999, on Mt. Fruška Gora, on two occasions at 10.20
p.m. and 4.50 a.m. the so called ”Crveni Čot“ peak with RTS transmitter
was targeted twice and totally destroyed.
On Crni Vrh
Tornik
and Čigota
On 8 April 1999, at 4.10 a.m., the Tornik
peak on Mt. Zlatibor was hit by two missiles. One missile hit the repeater
of Radio Television Serbia and "Telekom".
Jastrebac
On Gazimestan
In the Village of
Prilike near Ivanjica
On 13 April 1999, at 3.00 a.m., land
satellite station "Jugoslavija" in the village of Prilike,
municipality of Ivanjica, was hit by one missile. It was used to transmit
signals (communications and TV), and covered the area of 200 sq.m. The
facility was owned by Telekom Serbia. Aerial and satellite installations
for transmitting signals from the European satellite have been totally
destroyed. Aerials of the system directed towards the satellite for
communication with Australia, Asia, Middle East, Africa, North and South
America and Europe, have also been damaged.
Tornik (15 April
1999)
On 15 April 1999, RTS repeater on Tornik
was bombed and extensively damaged. Family house of Mitar Djurović
from Jablanica village was also damaged.
On Mt. Jagodnja
On 15 April 1999, at 1.10 a.m. BK Telekom
Serbia repeater on Mt. Jagodnja, was hit by two missiles on a peak called
"Kula košutnja stopa", in the area of Kržava village, municipality
of Krupanj. Four platforms with aerials and two floors of the facility
were damaged, including complete repeater set.
Ovčar
near Čačak
On 15 April
1999, at 0.15 a.m., TV transmitter „Ovčar“ on the hill overlooking Čačak
was targeted. The transmitter was extensively
damaged as well as the building nearby.
On Mt. Cer
On 16 April 1999, at 2.15 a.m., Telekom
PTT Serbia repeater on Mt. Cer, located at a place "Lipove vode",
was targeted. Several aerials for broadcasting were damaged, including
the Telekom building and equipment. Transformer station was also damaged,
leaving the facility without electricity.
"Ušće”
Business Center
On 21 April
1999, at 3.15 a.m., the building of ”Ušće“ business center in New Belgrade
was damaged in an air raid. In the attack, outer walls of the building
were damaged on the first five floors, inner walls, facade and all windows.
From the fifth to the fifteenth floor, all parts
of the building were damaged in the blast and fire. From the sixteenth
floor up, the building was heavily damaged due to explosion and fire.
The building of ”Ušće“ business center
housed the headquarters of the Socialist Party of Serbia, about
twenty companies and several TV and radio stations.
Serbian Radio and
Television (RTS)
On 23 April at 2.20 a.m., the building
of RTS at 1 Aberdareva Street in downtown Belgrade was targeted by missiles.
The missiles hit the entrance area, which caved in at the place where
the Aberdareva Street building was connected to the Takovska Street
building. From the ruins, 6 bodies were pulled out. They were RTS employees
doing their jobs at the moment of the explosion.
Another 17 persons are listed as missing. The debris are still being
cleared in order to recover their bodies. Sixteen persons received medical
assistance for minor injuries. In the wake of the blast that hit RTS
office building, ”Duško Radović“ children’s theater
located in the immediate vicinity was damaged as well as the Palilula
municipal building , TP "Progres" store, Holy Trinity- the
hall of the Russian Orthodox church, St. Marko’s church and a large
number of shops, restaurants and business facilities in Bulevar revolucije
Street.
LIST OF
EMPLOYEES OF THE RADIO AND TELEVISION OF SERBIA WHO DIED IN NATO AGGRESSION
AGAINST THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA
1. Ksenija Banković,
born in 1971, Video Mix
2. Jelica Munitlak, born in 1971, Make-Up Artist
3. Milovan Janković, born
in 1940, Technician
4. Dragan Tasić, born in 1968, Technician
5. Tomislav Mitrović, born in 1938, Programme Director
6. Ivan Stukalo, born in 1965, Foreign Programming
7. Slaviša Stevanović,
born in 1967, Foreign Programming
8. Aleksandar Deletić, born in 1968, Camera
9. Darko Stoimenovski, born in 1973, Technician, International Programming
10. Nebojša Stojanović, born in 1972, Technician
11. Slobodan Jontić, born
in 1945, Eqipment
12. Dejan Marković, born in 1959, Security
13. Milan Joksimović, born in 1952, Security
14. Branislav Jovanović, born in 1949, Programme Operator
THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES WHO DIED IN THE NATO ATTACK
ON THE RADIO AND TELEVISION OF SERBIA HAVE NOT BEEN RECOVERED YET:
15. Siniša Medić,
born in 1966, Programme Design
16. Dragorad Dragojević, born in 1972, Security
LIST OF INJURED EMPLOYEES OF THE RADIO
AND TELEVISION OF SERBIA ADMITTED TO THE EMERGENCY CLINICAL HOSPITAL
SERIOUSLY INJURED
1. Predrag Djuričić,
born 29 May 1974, Senior Technician
2. Aleksandar Stepanović, born 17 September 1970, Unit Engineer
3. Bojan Mijatović, born 31 May 1975, Janitor
LIGHTLY INJURED
1. Nebojša Vasić,
born 16 May 1975, Senior Technician
2. Slavica Miljević, born
17 January 1957, Sound Engineer
3. Marija Č. Mitrović, born 27 November 1969, Programme Editor
4. Dragan Šuković, born 11 November 1966, Electronic Graphics Illustrator
5. Branko Matijašević, born 18 August 1940, Floor Manager
6. Mihailo Aleksić, born 9 October 1930, Janitor
7. Vojislav Joakimović, born 17 January 1946, Engineer
8. Danka Djordjević, born 18 November 1964, Electronic Effects
9. Dragica Rakić, born 24 September 1947, Assistant Director
10. Biljana Savović born 12 October 1972, Senior
Desk Officer
11. Rizah Šabotić, born 10 April 1966,
Janitor
12. Aleksandar Tartar, born 6 August 1966, Cut Room
13. Milan Stančević, born
24 August 1976, Technician