Bombing of Economic Facilities
The Lola Utva factory in Pančevo was exposed several times to NATO missile attacks: on 24 March 1999, at 9.00 p.m., by four missiles; on 27 March 1999, at 8.05 p.m., by one missile and on 29 March 1999, at 8.30 p.m., by one missile. This factory manufactures agricultural and sports aircraft. The factory does not manufacture products for military purposes. The following plants were destroyed in the attacks: assembly and maintenance plants with 17 aircraft being overhauled; assembly hall with two aircraft; aircraft equipment plant; aluminum protection plant; painting plant; water purification plant; preparation for material cutting plant. Other shops and plants also sustained substantial damage.
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PIK Mladost and Kosmet Prevoz Transport Enterprise in Gnjilane
On 26 March 1999, at 8.40 p.m., PIK "Mladost"
agricultural-industrial complex in Gnjilane was bombed. The hangar was
hit; all vehicles and hangar itself were burnt. In the wake of the blast,
all surrounding facilities were damaged.
On 26 March 1999, one missile hit the transport enterprise "Kosmet
prevoz" in Gnjilane. Several buses were set on fire. Fire brigade
came to the scene.
On 28 April
1999, at 4.43 a.m., and on 30 March 1999, at 4.10 a.m., ”Sloboda“ household
appliances factory in Čačak was hit by several missiles. The prototype
office with a large number of computers; anti-corrosive protection plant
including machines in it; tool manufacturing and
maintenance plant and cutting shop were destroyed. Also demolished was
the storehouse for finished products - household appliances, semi-finished
products, household appliances production plant (vacuum cleaners, cookers,
hair dryers, etc.) and iron rods storehouse. The administration building
was also destroyed. Window panes on all surrounding buildings were smashed.
On 4 April 1999, at 3.20 a.m., "Sloboda" household appliances
factory Čačak was hit again
by 8 missiles; plant for quartz stoves production and enamel
processing was struck. Three workers - Tomislav Dobrosavljević (1959),
Miroslav Randjić (1969) and Predrag Djukić (1950) sustained minor injuries.
On 6 April 1999, at 11.00 p.m.,
facilities of ”Sloboda“ household appliances factory ”Sloboda“ Čačak
were hit by four missiles.
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On 4 April 1999, at 4.30 a.m., fuel storage tanks of the Belgrade heating plant were hit. Six oil storage tanks were directly hit, while one was damaged. Pumping unit and pouring station on the river Sava were burned down as well as the guard’s house. The guard Slobodan Trišić (1946) from Novi Beograd was killed.
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153/99-3 Kri. No.469/99
MINUTES OF THE TESTIMONY OF WITNESS
Taken on 23 April 1999, before the investigative judge of the District Court in Belgrade, in the criminal proceedings against an unidentified person, for the criminal act from Article 141 of the Penal Code of Yugoslavia.
| Investigative Judge Ilija Simić |
Witness Radmila Trišić |
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| Court Clerk Stana Mitrić |
Also present at the testimony Public Prosecutor |
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| The Accused | ||
| Defense Counsel |
Started at 9.00 a.m.
The witness was warned to tell the truth and not to withhold anything; he was warned of the consequences of giving false testimony and that he was not obliged to answer the questions likely to expose him or his next of kin to disgrace, substantial material damage or prosecution (Article 229 of the Law on Criminal Procedure), and gave the following answers to the general questions:
1. Name and surname Radmila Trišić
2. Father’s name Radomir
3. Occupation Worker
4. Place of abode Belgrade, 8/28 Dr Ivana Ribara
Street
5. Place of birth Belo Polje, Kuršumlija
6. Date of birth 1 September 1952
7. Relationship to the accused or wronged
party
With respect to the merits of the case,
the witness stated the following:
The witness was warned to tell the truth and gave
the following answers to the questions:
Since 1974 I have been married
to the late Slobodan Trišić, fireman, born 8 February 1946 in Donja
Orovica, municipality of Ljubovija, father’s name
Dragoljub and mother’s name Vidosava.
We have two children - daughter Jelena, aged 20
and son Igor, aged 17.
For the past 9 years, my husband worked for the
heating plant in Novi Beograd as a fireman. He was a good worker and
was always praised for his work.
On 3 April 1999, around 5.20 p.m., he left home
for work since his shift was from 6.00 p.m - 6.00 a.m. As usual, I saw
him off to work not suspecting that anything wrong would take place.
We woke up during that night because of the explosion
at 4.26 a.m. Some neighbours from the top floor said that the heating
plant where my husband used to work was burning. I immediatley called
the plant by phone and asked the colleague of my husband who worked
in the same shift what had happened. He said, yes, we are on fire, but
we are alive.
My son immediately went to the plant and, at about
9.00 a.m., I learned that my husband was killed in NATO bombing at his
work place.
The loss of my husband has left me in a precarious
material situation and I want that those responsible be held accountalble
for his death.
I listened to the minutes being
dictated out loud. I have no comments to make and sign them as my own.
(sgd) Radunka Trišić
Court Clerk Investiative judge
(sgd) S. Mitrić (sgd) I. Simić
ON- SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT
Compiled on behalf of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Serbia - Secretariat of the Interior in ---- on the basis of Article 154, para 2, in connection with Article 238 of the Law on Criminal Procedure, Novi Beograd, Savski nasip 11, on 4 April 1999.
Investigation conducted by authorized
official:
Velizar Madžgalj
Investigation carried out with the participation
of expert witness
Saša Nikolić
Recording clerk
Danijela
Vukojičić
Before the investigation began, the
following has been established:
The arrival on the scene in the wake of the information
that bombing took place.
(description of the event)
On 4 April 1999, at 4.35 a.m.
The investigation started at 7.00 a.m.
The following facts have been established on the
scene:
The scene is Novi Beograd, 11 Savski nasip Street,
within the compound of the Belgrade heating plant. The building of the
pumping unit and the pouring station on the bank of the river Sava have
been totally burned down, as well as the guard’s house, on the point
"Sava", right behind the buildings. On the floor of the guard’s
house, charred body of Slobodan Trišić
was found, and twisted metal parts of an automatic rifle.
Six fuel storage tanks, located between the Sava
river and the heating plant building were totally destroyed, while the
seventh storage tank was only partially damaged. Fuel piping installations
from the extraction unit on the Sava river to the storage tanks, and
from the storage tanks, to the heating plant building, have been totally
destroyed. All window panes on the heating plant building and on two
depots to the right of the heating plant have been broken.
There were no other traces on the scene.
Lieutenant
(sgd)
Velizar Madžgalj
REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR
SECRETARIAT IN BELGRADE
CRIMINAL POLICE DEPARTMENT
Investigations and Operations Division
4 April 1999
Belgrade
No. 1105/99
REPORT
On 4 April 1999, at 4.35 a.m. in Novi
Beograd, 11 Savski nasip Street, NATO warplanes bombed oil storage tanks
of the Belgrade heating plant, hitting it by three missiles, destroying
six oil storage tanks and damaging the seventh. In these oil tanks,
1,250 tons of crude oil were destroyed as well as 1,410 tons of crude
petrol and 500 of waste crude oil. In the fire, the pumping unit and
the pouring station on the Sava river bank and the nearby guard’s house
were burnt. In the attack, Slobodan Trišić,
a guard, father’s name Dragoljub, born 8 February 1946, residing in
Novi Beograd, 88/28 Dr Ivana Ribara Street, identification number JMBG0802946710031,
was killed and burned in the guard’s house.
The death was established on the scene by Dr Tijana Milošević
(facsimile No. 66929), official doctor of the Ministry of the Interior
and a death certificate was issued.
The investigating judge of the
District Court in Belgrade, Dragoslav Rakić , ordered that autopsy be
performed at the Institute of Forensic Medicine.
In the wake of the powerful blasts, all window
panes on the building of the heating plant were broken, as well as those
on two storages to the right of the heating plant
The fire was extinguished with the assistance
of several fire trucks and an undetermined number of firemen and several
vehicles of the fire unit of the Belgrade heating plant. Material damage
is extensive and has not been established as yet.
On the scene, an interview was conducted with
the commander of the fire unit of "Beogradske
elektrane“ heating plant, Zoran Jovanović from Belgrade, residing at
187 Braće Jerkovića , who was working in the shift on the night of 3/
4 April 1999, from 6.00 p.m. until 6.00 a.m.. He said that today, at
4.35 a.m., he heard three explosions in a short
period of time, coming from the direction of oil tanks. He then heard
a series of less intense detonations probably caused by burning oil
in the tanks. He also said that in the guard post "Sava" near
the pouring station, in the guard’s house, Slobodan Trišić
was on duty. He was killed. Z. Jovanović spoke with him when he toured
the guard posts that night. The above person provided information about
the damage to the Beogradske elektrane heating plant, but was not able
to give an estimate of the extent of damage.
It was established on the site that it is located in
Novi Beograd, 11 Savski nasip, within the compound of Beogradske elektrane
heating plant. The building of the pumping unit and the pouring station
on the bank of the Sava river were totally burned as well as guard’s
house on the guard post "Sava" right behind these facilities.
In the guard’s house, on the floor there was a charred body of Slobodan
Trišić and twisted metal
parts of the automatic rifle used by the deceased. Six oil storage tanks,
located between the Sava river and the heating plant building were totally
destroyed while the seventh tank was partially damaged. Fuel piping
from the pouring station on the Sava river bank
to the oil tanks and from the oil tanks to the heating plant building
is destroyed. All window panes on the heating plant building and two
storages to the right of the building are smashed.
Criminology technician Saša Nikolić
performed criminal-technical procedures on the
scene.
Lieutenant
(sgd) Velizar Madžgalj
REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
Ministry of the Interior
Secretariat in Belgrade
File No. (KU, D) D-1105/99
No. of K.T. 100/1492/99
Code- No - year 4 April
1999
REPORT ON THE CRIMINAL/TECHNICAL ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
1. Type of act or event: dead person
and damage caused by NATO bombing
2. Place and date: Novi Beograd, 11 Savski nasip
Street
3. Involved parties : guard of Beogradske elektrane
heating plant Slobodan Trišić,
Beogradske elektrane heating plant and NATO
4. Description of the act: as stated in the report
5. Criminal/technical procedures: taking photos
of the body and the site
6. Found clues or objects:
A) Traces of papillary lines (place of discovery,
method of developing and mode of fixing)
Not looked for
B) Other traces and objects found on the site
(type of traces, place of discovery and method of fixing) and remarks
of relevance for further procedure:
On the site, photographs were taken of the building
of the plant, storehouses, demolished oil storage tanks and the guard’s
house in which the body of the late Slobodan Trišić
was found. The body was found on the floor totally charred. Beside the
body was a twisted automatic rifle. In several places in the vicinity
of demolished oil storage tanks, fragments of exploded bombs were found.
Criminal technician
Sergeant
Saša Nikolić
On 5 April 1999, at 3.35 a.m., the compound
of the "DIN" tobacco factory in Niš was hit by one missile.
Storehouse of fermented tobacco with more than 800 tons of fermented
tobacco was hit. A large part of the building has been totally destroyed.
Other facilities within the factory compound were
also damaged. Also, due to the blast the following facilities were damaged:
mechanical engineering school "15.maj", Mechanical Engineering
Faculty, Civil Engineering Faculty, Electronics Faculty and a large
number of office buildings, shops and apartments in the immediate vicinity.
A stretch of the railway close to the main railway station has also
been damaged.
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Milan Blagojević Chemical Plants in Lučani
On
5 April 1999, at 2.45 a.m., chemical plants ”Milan Blagojević“ in Lučani
were hit by 10 missiles. ”Spheric powder“ plant was hit and destroyed.
On 6 April 1999, at 8.35 p.m. and 11.00 p.m., air strikes
were carried out on chemical
plants ”Milan Blagojević“ in Lučani.
On 8 April 1999, at 3.55 a.m.,
chemical plants ”Milan Blagojević“ in Lučani were again hit by 5 missiles.
They hit and destroyed four chemical industry plants, two of which have
been struck again. Other missiles fell outside the factory compound,
in the area of a village close to Lučani-Guča road. In the attack, 200
family homes with farm houses were damaged. The residents had to move
out.
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Crvena Zastava Ltd in Kragujevac
On 9 April 1999, at 1.20 a.m. the facilities of "Crvena zastava" Ltd in Kragujevac (about 30.000 employees) came under missile attack. Two missiles hit and totally demolished the assembly line for "Jugo" car, while other plants were heavily damaged. The paint shop, the forging plant and "Zastava" energy plant were hit by one missile each. Some of the plants as well as the entire car factory - commercial vehicles have been totally destroyed. In the wake of the explosion, 64 residential and office buildings, public and private, in the center of the town and in the immediate vicinity of the enterprise were damaged.
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Agricultural-Industrial Complex (PIK) Pešter, Dubinje near Sjenica
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On 12 April 1999, from 10.45 a.m. to 11.20 a.m., one bomb hit the orchard of "Plantaža" Plantation in Uroševac.
On 12 April 1999, from 00.00 to 2.00 a.m., the village of Rznić, municipality of Dečani, was hit by six missiles. In the attack, civilian facilities were hit, including the Collective Farm. Extensive damage was inflicted.
Plastika
Plastic Material Factory and Magistrala
Road
Maintenance Enterprise in Priština
On 13 April 1999, at 3.00 p.m., the bus station in Priština, the "Plastika" factory in the suburb of "Kupusište" and a depot of the oil refinery NIS "Jugopetrol" were bombed. One missile fell and exploded in the "Dardanija" estate.
On 14 April 1999, at 1.50 a.m., in downtown Pristina, the bus station and the Plastika plastics factory were attacked again. Due to the bombing, in addition to an overpass on the road to Kosovo Polje, the building of the ”Magistrala“ road maintenance enterprise was demolished and its machinery were damaged. In the ”Dardanija“ estate, many cars parked nearby were damaged. Šefćet Trnava (born 1977) sustained serious bodily injuries and was retained for medical treatment in the Clinical Center in Priština. The Orthodox cemetery and ”Telekom“ radio relay on Gazimestan, in the village of Orlović, were repeatedly targeted.
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Krušik Holding Corporation in Valjevo
On 14 April 1999, at 5.30 a.m., five
missiles hit the facilities of the Holding Corporation "Krušik"
in Valjevo. In the attack, the facilities of "Krušik Fixtures and
Fittings", "Krušik Textile Machines", "Krušik Accumulators"
and "Krušik Energy" were hit. Six workers sustained minor
bodily injuries: Jordan Aleksić,
Slobodan Lazić, Cvetko Obradović were hospitalized, while Zoran Veselinović,
Dragan Sargić and Nedeljko Rakić were sent home after receiving medical
help. In the explosion, a large number of apartment buildings and private
houses were damaged in Valjevo, including the Medical Center ”Dr Miša
Pantić“, Secondary Agricultural School in Valjevo, ”Jugopetrol“ gas
station, railway station building and a large number of private craftmen’s
shops and catering facilities.
On 17 April 1999, at 2.10 a.m., the facilities
of the Holding Corporation "Krušik" in Valjevo were exposed
to missile attacks.
In the attack, a large number
of apartment buildings and houses in the immediate vicinity of the factory
were also damaged.
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14. oktobar Factory in Kruševac
On 15 April 1999, from 5.00 a.m till 5.15 a.m., the facilities of "14. oktobar" factory in Kruševac were hit. The first to come under the attack were the facilities of the process plant manufacturing mining equipment and machinery. Supporting pillar, craneway, crane, roof structure, sand plant, electrical wiring, heating installations, ventilation shaft were damaged rendering the facility unusable. In the second attack, construction machinery plant and parts treatment was targeted and demolished. At the same time, in the wider area of Kruševac several missiles were fired. The family house and farm machinery owned by Radovan Radovanović in Kruševac, as well as a house under construction belonging to Radivoje Bajkić on Moravska Street, also in Kruševac. One missile landed between the Gerontological Center and ”Bagdala“ estate. Blocks of flats and other dwelling houses in the vicinity were damaged.
On 15 April 1999, at 1.30 a.m., an air raid was carried out in Belgrade municipality of Rakovica. A large number of civilian public and private buildings were damaged: DP "Jugostroj", DP "Belgrade Bakery", DP "Rekord", DP "IMR", DP "DMB", DP "Minel", facilities within TC "Rakovica", Rakovica monastery, St Bartholomew and Varnava church, municipal building of Rakovica, Center for Culture and Education, Department Store "Beograd", administation building of the Secretarit of the Interior of Rakovica, Telekom Srbija building, secondary mechanical engineering school ”Radoje Dakić“, elementary school ”Ivo Andrić“, elementary school ”France Prešern“, preschool institution ”Izvorčić“, preschool institution ”Hajdi“, preschool institution ”Dimitrije Koturović“, Hotel ”21. maj“, Health Center ”Rakovica“, as well as a large number of shops and housing blocks in this municipality.
On 15 April 1999, at 1.20 a.m. several misiles hit the city center of Kragujevac, i.e. the buildings in the vicinity of the railway and bus stations. In the attack, the building of "Zastava transport spedicija" Ltd was damaged and a dozen family houses in the vicinity.
On 15 April 1999, at 4.45 a.m., several missiles hit the city of Niš and its surroundings. Four missiles fell on Niš airport, two of them in the vicinity of "Medoševski Bridge". A large number of civilian buildings were damaged: administration buildings of DP "Feroks", "Papir servis", DP "Nada Tomić“, warehouse of ”Jagodinska pivara“, veterinary station.
On 17 April 1999, at 10.30 p.m., the facilities of ”Prva iskra - Holding“ in Barič sustained extensive damage. The ensuing fire was extinguished.
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