June 13

23:58 Frankfurt, Germany - The other German reporter died of the wounds, reports German TV channel Fenix. KLA terrorists observed in that area.

23:40 Herceg Novi - Planes flying over again

23:37 Krusevac - large convoy of refugees was stopped by the police near the correction place and stayed there the whole afternoon. I think they are no longer there. Refugees convoys are passing through Krusevac for 3 days now. Did it have to be this way???

23:37 Herceg Novi - Planes flyign over

23:23 If we didn`t know the agreement has been signed, we would not wonder, but tonight as well, a few moments ago, a large group of planes entered Slovakia from Czech Republic and is flying via the corridor toward Hungary, probably with different intentions and aims.

23:11 Britons are controlling the bus station in Pristina

23:05 TV Deutsche Welle broadcasted a video of a Serb being killed, and another injured. They were in a car. A German soldier was injured during this action.

22:51 Italian media report that Serbs are withdrawing from Kosovo, not because anyone is driving them out, but because they are afraid of the revenge and they feel unsafe because Serbian Army and police forces are withdrawing. No mention of the humanitarian catastrophy because they are leaving their homes!

22:44 Skopje - yesterday in Cair (Jaja Pasa) "little Asia" and near the John Kennedi st. in Skopje, Albanians were demonstrating. They shouted KLA and NATO. None of the TV channels reported on this. They were dispeased by strong police forces. Prime Minister Ljupco Georgievski congratulated NATO
victory to Wesly Clark. "Cheers, Macedonian people".

22:40 Inspite of the reports that there several dozen thousand Serbian refugees, western media haven`t showed a single photo of them.

22:20 More than a thousand journalists reporting from Kosovo,
regardless of their proper visas, will have to ask KFOR for new ones.

21:55 Swedish TV showed a video of the so-called special KLA units, trained by Swedish officers. They were all wearing masks and dressed in black clothes. Swedish TV says they told it that their principal task is liquidation of high-ranking Serbian officers and officials. The latest murders of Serbs could be the result of this group activities. Does anyone still believe in Swedish naivety and neutrality?

21:53 The guest in the studio of RTCG - mayor of Nis -Zoran Zivkovic -  we received the main info from a Belgrade Internet site
- in the mornings, chatting over the coffee, noone asked what the
papers say, but what Internet is saying

21:21 Sky News reports that a German reporter was killed and another heavily injured 40 km south of Pristina, in the village Dulje.
- KLA forces, although they should have been demilitarized, entered Djakovica, Prizren, Decani and Pec

21:10 German TV ARD Video Text - a German reporter was killed and another heavily injured in Prizren

21:10 ANSA, Pristina - 1 German journalist was killed, and another heavily injured, in the shooting cca a couple of dozen km from Pristina, said the spokesman of the British KFOR contingent. "Some armed people were shooting at German journalists near Dulje, 40 km south of Pristina, in the zone under
the control of the Canadian contingent".

20:45 The news someone reported that Robin Cook states the Alliance is thinking about giving zones to the Russians is not true. Tonigt Cook on Dutch TV states that is not even considered and if the Russians want to take part in anything, they will have to be under NATO command.

20:31 Yugoslavia lost the semi final handball match against Sweden, with 1 point difference.

20:31 They are reporting live from Prizrena, the Germans fired at a yellow car and killed 2 persons in it in front of hundreds of Albanians and NBC reporters. The reporter assumes Serb were in the car.

19:00 Sky News - The Russians still do not allow NATO troops to access the principle complex of the airport (is that an underground complex?!). British officer (brigadier) Rober Baxter admitted NATO is looking for a new location for their HQ.

19:21 White House spokesman, Mike Hammer, stated today that President Boris Yeltsin and President Bill Clinton will have a phone conversation tomorrow again, to discuss the participance of Russia in the peacekeeping forces in Kosovo.

19:11 First half of the match Yugoslavia-Sweden ended with the result 11:9. Yugoslav team was extremely good, it is a real pleasure to watch them.

19:00 Pristina - KFOR members killed in Pristina on Sunday, somewhat before 17:00, Veselin Jovovic, reports agency BETA referring to well0informed police sources in this town.

18:36 Semi finals, Yugoslavia-Sweden at the World Championship in Cairo began at 18:30. Sweden is leading 1:0

18:35 American General Shelton has just stated on CNN that KLA will not be disarmed, only demilitarized

18:24 Free Europe - Robin Cook admitted today negotiations are being held about the division of Kosovo. Up till today the Alliance cathegorically denied the possibility of the division of Kosovo.

18:13 ABC news is reporting that a convoy of Serb refugees leaving Prestina was attacked by the KLA. No further information was available.

18:15 Prizren is occupied by KLA. One Serbian priest was attacked and maltreated.

18:14 ABC news reports a convoy of Serbs refugees that was leaving Pristina was attacked by KLA.

17:41 Today  afternoon British troops killed in Pristina 1 Serb shooting him at the back, in the very centre of Pristina.

17:40 In Zur, Kosovo, several kilometres from the Albanian border, Albanian inhabitats attacked Serbs living there. A possible escalation of the conflict was prevented by YU Army and German forces.

17:10 Italy, Teletext 1: While "the most confusing campaigne in the military history is continuing" and while Albright is frightening the Russians repeating they will "HAVE TO be under NATO command", Italian media report Serbs are being killed in Kosovo; ANSA reports that "the terorists this morning killed 2 Yugoslav soldeirs, 1 policeman and one civilian in his car in a Pristina suburb.

17:07 Convoys of tractors, moto-cultivators and cars with refugees from Kosmet are still driving through Pomoravlje. Many of them have no more fuel. Is the golgota of our people happening again?

17:00 URGENT -- 4 killed by Albanian gunmen in Vranevac. BELGRADE, June 13 (Itar-Tass) - Four people -- two Yugoslav army servicemen, a Serbian policeman and a civilian -- were shot dead in Vranevac on Sunday by gunmen of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) which must be demilitarized in accordance with the military-technical agreement between the Army of the Union Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO, Media-Center reports from Pristina.

The gunmen attacked a Yugoslav army unit, which was being withdrawn from Kosovo, from an ambush thus refuting the assurances of KLA leaders that their subordinates had been ordered to show restraint. Another attack was made at a car passing Vranevac by, the driver was killed. According to Media-Center, the KLA unit is hiding in the Vranevac school. The Yugoslav commission for the cooperation with the U.N. mission in Kosovo informed about the incident KFOR Commander British General Michael Jackson. The latter promised to issue an order to arrest the attackers.

15:40 ANSA - 2 Yugoslav soldiers, 1 policeman and 1 civilian, all of them Serbs, were killed this morning by KLA in Pristina suburb Vranjevac. The 3 members of security forces were kileld in the first incident, whicle the 1 civilian was killed while in his car.

15:00 Antena M - An incident occured today at the checkpoint of Slatina airport, between the Russians and the French. The Russians did not allow the French to stock their fuel at the airport, stating the airport Slatina is under their control. After a verbal duel the French left the point promising to come back because KFOR decided the main fuel stock of   NATO forces to be
at the airport.

14:17 Podgorica - Up till this morning cca 8,000 refugees arrived to Monte Negro, mainly Montenegrins and Serbs - reports Montena-fax referring to the data from police control points at the border of Kosovo and Monte Negro. Both roadways from Kosovo to Monte Negro are full of vehicles with refugees, so it is estimated at least 2 thousand of them will arrive yet by the end of
the day. Whole families are running away in vehicles of all kinds, mostly from the north of Kosovo. The refugees claim they do not feel safe in Kosovo after Yugoslav Army and police forces have withdrawn.

14:05 Italian TV just announced 5 mins ago:
"English troops are exchanging fire with KLA who refuse to disharm in southern Kosovo"

14:05 Italian TV reports that that the British troops exchanged fire in  the south of Kosovo with KLA who refused to disarm

13:21 Krusevac - hundreds of tractors, cars and trucks full of refugees from Kosovo are moving northwards for the third day now. They are mainly from Prizren, Urosevac and Djakovica

12:47 New Zealand TXT112 - USA claims that Russians have promised not to send new troops to Kosovo until the final agreement is reached. Does anyone know what`s going on to Serbs in Kosovo who are "under NATO protection"?

12:40 Sky News - 1,200 German soldiers crossed the border and are on their way to Prizren. Even they say this is the first time after WWII they are here. Albanians are crossing the border near Morina and are robbing .

12:30 Sky news - 3 Serbs policemen killed in a Pristina suburb by KLA.

12:06 Antena M - Wesley Clark is expected to arrive to Pristina today

12:00 Herceg Novi - Large group of planes flying over. Regards to
Yugoslav Navy.

11:06 German N-TV this morning reports that the Russiana and the British have divided the airport near Pristina.

10:27 According to the first information, from Suva Reka region more than 2,000 Serbian refugees came to Pristina up to now, they are accomodated in the Stuents` Centre and the sport hall. Albanian terrorists went into the village Musutiste, 9 km east from Suva Reka and burnt it completely.

09:41 RAI Teletext: "It is all being postponed until Tuesday! In 2 only American delegation will give its answer to the Russian proposal on the zone of responisbility to be given to Russian soldiers in Kosovo"- said general Ivasov, head of the Russian delegation responsible for making an agreement with Americans regarding the distribution of peacekeeping forces in Kosovo.

07:50 New Russian troops (convoy of 200 military vehicles) are waiting on the Bosnian border, ready to leave for Kosovo as the reinforcement of the troops already in Pristina. They are expected to move in the next couple of hours, reports Russian agency Ria, and RAI Teletext quotes.

03:53 Begrd, Visnjicka Banja - from my balcony I see 3 huge fires (the sky is burning), the left bank of the Danube, approximately in the diredction of Ovca. What is going on?

03:05 "The Frogs" (Italian first group) entered the holy ground of Kosovo!! (Str. online)

02:36 At the military-police checkpoint near Belgrade I noticed today cca 10 PE (Pec) car licences moving toward Belgrade, during the period of several minutes!!! The deal wth the devil is really functioning- Serbs are slowlypacking!!! (Str. online)

01:30 Nocas se opet cuju avioni, ali bez svetla i tesko je odrediti pravac mada izgleda kao da idu prema Kacaniku. Juce je kroz Skoplje proslo toliko vozila i tenkova kao da napadaju Kinu.

00:46 Podgorica - Tonight, in the period from 19:00 til 24:00, 1,470 Serbs and Montenegrins passed the point in Rozaje, by which the number of Serbian refugeees from Koosov has been increased to more than 5,0000, says RozajeInformation centre.

00:35 Teletext RAI - Italians ared enying the agreement thye previously approved regarding the division of the Pristina airport. "There are still tensions between the Russian troops and the British troops, reports a journalist from the spot. General Fryer did admit the airport is in Russian hands! In Pristina region shots were heard from firearms, theeyewwitnesses say some houses are burning... It is not known what is happening."


June 12, 1999

23:30 Italians report (RAI 2 newst at 23:30) that the deal has been made fifty/fifty regardin gthe Pristina airport. Russians on the south part, the others north from that...

23:27 Skopje - TV A1 Tv reports the meeting of the Generla Michael Jacskonand the Russian general Zarvazin took place in Pristina.

21:31 TVCG (Monte Negro TV) reports that more than 1,400 Serbs from Pec and Kosovska Mitrovica passed the border by 14:00 today. They are currently in Monte Negro.

21:15 BBC was very disappointed today when it stated that NATO has not yet found any proofs of the alleged "massacres over peaceful Albanian inhabitants"

20:21 Pristina - YU Army has still not abandoned its positions, while the so-called KLA has already arrived to the surface mineworks Belacevac in Obilic today

20:16 Skynews reporter Tim Marshall reports a group of cca 10 reporters   were under fire. He says further on that 4 Serbs civilians have been kidnapped by KLA and it is not known where they are, he says further on the situation in Pristina is very tense.

19:30 AFP reports on the statement of the US pilot, major Robert
Douthit, who ad a reconaissance mission this morning above Albanian villages, that the damage is far smaller than they expected it to be and far smaller than the damage in Bosnia.

19:10 Sky News - General Mike Jacskon has just arrived to Pristina. He landed to Slatina airport.

18:30 Radio Pancevo is citing an undisclosed Russian officer from the Kosovo contingent who commented on the statement of Hasim Taci with the words: "Excellet. At least we will have something to do now."

18:10 Pentagon learnt about the entry of the Russian troops into Kosovo from belgrade Internet sites.

18:03 Free Europe - The Russians installed today a control point on the acces road to Slatina airport.

18:01 Free Europe - Hasim Taci said today he cannot guarantee safety to Russian soldiers in Kosovo

16:06 YU Army and police stopped the british convoy, not allowing them to pass on. Skynews reporter Keith Graves, who is in the NATO convoy said (direct phone conversation with Skynews) that the road toward the airport was blocked by the Yugoslav Army and police, and explained they still have
no right to be there, since the deadline for the withdrawal has not
passed yet.

16:05 Italy, ANSA - "Since the Russians put the insignia KFOR, it is assumed they acknowledge its authority", stated Gen. W. Clark, "greeting their willing to participate" and saying "this is about creating of the JOINT command CHAIN".

16:00 Skynews reporter Paul Beaver reports from Slatina airport: The town looks like all other towns. Chicken moving around the yards, no traces of ethnic cleansing whatsoever.

15:42 BBC1 Teletext - British troops are near Pristina and are
preparing HQ for the NATO commander General M.Jackson .Also, British soldiers are near Pristina airport.

15:29 BBC News - 24 NATO troops arrived to Slatina airport.

15:15 Stratfor analysis: Developments in Moscow prove something more serious is happening than the division of Kosovo: fight for power. The Army finalkly decided to show its teeth, probably supported by radical elements in Duma.
The next several hours will be of crucial importance. (continuation) . If the Foreign Ministry and moderate elements
are still in control, Russian troops will withdraw. If the Army is in charge now, the troops will stay where they are and will be enlarged. The principal unanswered question is what`s the role
of Yeltsin in all this.

15:14 I see that our public is being informed in details about the
dispute between the Russians and NATO and about how Russians were welcomed in Pristina. I am amazed by hiding of the fact that all, virtually all Serbs from Djakovica and around it, and I guess from prizren too, have left their homes together with our Army. KLA started to come in there before our  Army
started to withdraw. No tampon zone has been made, no protection provided, or anything else planned by the military agreement. At the same time, our soldiers remained at the borders!

14:34 M. Jackson is proposing to the Russian General to hold a joint press in Pristina.

14:33 Moscow -
1. It is clear that NATO is behind Hungary`s decision not to give the corridor to the Russians.
2. Although it is a holiday here today (Independence day). B.Yeltsin is carefully monitoring the developments regarding Kosovo.
3.British General M. Jackson is requesting an URGENT meeting with the Russian General Zavarzin.
4. Essentially, the Russians wonder why the world is surprised by the entry of the Russian contingent into Kosovo.

14:20 Moscow - Russian Defence Ministry states they have no intention  to withdraw from Kosovo, inspite of Ivanov`s statement it was a mistake. The Hungarians did not give the Russians a corridor to fly over toward Kosovo.
Chernomyrdin said everything is all right, but that he personally did not know that was going to happen. In general, Russians believe their image has been improved by this.

14:17 Moscow - a group of Russian generals left for macedonia to
discuss the agreement with Americans.

14:09 Moscow - TV-NTV-16:00 (local time)
The order for the netry of Russian troops into Kosovo was signed and issued by the Head of Russian Army Supreme Command, General Kvasnjikov.

14:08 Moscow - General Zavarzin, who was in charge of this operation, and was on the head of the convoy, was promoted today by Yeltsin into General-Colonel.

14:01 Tuzla - SFOR patrols are more frequent here today than
previously. They are patrolling in half an hour intervals (I guess they expect to bump into some Russians somewere).

13:08 TG2 - RAI news: "Yeltsin applauded to Ivanov`s move (a picture of him applauding and cheering) and praised the extremely well done action "A brillinat effect with minimal efforts!" Ivanov had to deny his own words several times during the night, and finally stated: "As long as we`re there - we will stay there!" He also confirmed that a large group of parachuters is ready to take off for Pristina!

12:57 ANSA, Moscow - A new round of negotiations began in Moscow, between the US Deputy secretary of State, Strobe Talbott, and the Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov, regarding the participance of Russian troops in KFOR.

12:49 Skopje - noise of helicopters from northwest direction (border of Albania, Yugoslavia and Macedonia). Judging by the frequent aircrafts flying over Skopje and outskirts, it seems they are getting ready to move.

12:44 A friend from Texas just explained to me what the Russians told Michael Jackson: "What, we have entered Pristina??? Mister General, sorry, but, according to maps we are using, which KGB gave us, we thought we were still north of Pristina!?" :))) There, the Russian made a colaterall damage
too. :)))

11:30 INTERFAX, Moscow
The decision for the Russian paratroops to enter pristina last night was brough because "if we did not enter it last night, we would have never done it", diplomatic-military sources in Moscow told the agency INTERFAX.
According to those sources, USA inteded to stall the negotiations regarding the participance of Russia in KFOR for ages, and enter Pristina with its troops, cutting thys our troops off.

10:57 ITAR TASS
Russian representative to NATO, General Viktor Zavarzin, is in
Pristina, ITAR TASS found out in the Russian Defence Ministry. This was confirmed by ITAR TASS sources in Belgrade, according to whose info, the general was seen in the convoy of Russian peacekeepers moving through the territory of FRY.
On the first day of the aggression Russia froze its relations with the Alliance, while Viktor Zavarzin was called off from Brussels. He, then, took part in the negotiations held in Belgrade by Russian envoy for the Balkans, Viktor Chernomyrdin. Zavarzin also took part in the agreement Chernomyrdine - Talbott - Ahtisaari, which was accepted by the Yugoslav
parliament and which made the basis for the UN SC Resolution.

10:51 SKY NEWS - NATO troops stopped after Kacanik because of an explosion in a tunnel on the road. So mush for their triumphal entry in Pristina. `KLA` went down from the hills and entered the villaes that the YU Army left.

10:31 In Russia it is still not known WHO gave the order for the entry of Russian troops into Kosovo. There are 2 versions: Army Supreme Command, or Defence Ministry - It was also reported that NO ORDER has been issued for the Russian troops to leave Kosovo
- It was said that at the moment there are ONLY 200 Russian  soldiers. This is the main contingent, which is to secure and prepare the ARRIVAL of the remaing part of dessant units to pristina, then it will return to Bosnia.

10:00 ANSA, Moscow
A source close to the Russian Defence Ministry told agency INTERFAX that the contingent that arrived to Pristina would not withdraw and that the troops in Yugoslavia would probably be enlarged. It is expected that the talks of the Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov and the US Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbote will be continued today.

05:22 Sky News
Here, they are running into Yugoslavia this very minute. Camera is shooting everything, of course. If there were justice...

05:20 I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS!!!!!
I`m just watching direct live video on Sky News of NATO entering
Kosovo. Soldiers are taking pictures with helicopters in the background. One helicopter fired some kind of flairs (lighting bullets). The commentator said: " ... here, they are firing flairs for cameras only. How nice and spectacular" !!!

04:30 The British and the french are entering Kosovo from Macedonia at 05:00, while Germans will simultaneously enter Kosovo from Albania (how they will be welcomed it is yet to be seen).

03:46 (unofficially) Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov repeated that Russia insists its troops should have its own sector in Kosovo with a command independent from NATO. According to Ivanov: "Russian troops will not be subordinate to anyone. Russia will not participate with a second-rate role." In his comments he never mentioned his promise to order Russian troops to leave Kosovo. [unofficially] Yeltsin`s press secretary Dmitry Yakushkin said: "I will not comment anything now.''

03:08 SKY News - says quite openly they do not trust the White House, they are trying to wash the shame from their cheeks. They also say the Russian Army is obedient and would never do something like that without orders, and that Russians are using this to return to the political scene suddenly and impressively.

02:41 Vevcani - We have been listening to bad saxophone music long enough, it is time now for Kazatchok...

02:46 Ivanov live says that "unfortunately it is true that Russian troops have arrived to pristina and that Russian Government is making an investigation as to why this happened, since the Government did not order it" -Ivanov ordered these troops to leave Kosovo at once, and went to a meeting with Talbot to solve the questions of the participance of Russia in the peacekeeping forces.

02:45 I am watching CNN for half an hour now. The Americans are completely confused. They don`t know what is going on, so they are making up more and more new possible scenarios. Keep on, Batcuskas (Russians), Keep on.

02:40 SKY News speculates that Russian troops do not have Yeltsin`s approval and thatthey will withdraw.

02:38 Mr.Hunt, senior correspondent from America is just reporting on Sky News that the Russians, i.e. their units entered Kosovo by their own will, and that they will be issued orders to withdraw in an hour!!! This is the info received from high US sources.

02:32 CNN reporter from Pristina very reasonably explained that this is very positive, since Serbian inhabitants were preparing to leave Kosovo. Today, says he, KLA was even burning Serbian houses. The arrival of Russians is guaranteeing to Serbian people NATO will not leave them at the mercy of KLA. It seems the man understands things.

02:29 CNN reports on the arrival of Russians to pristina, for half an hour now. White House says this changes nothing, that this will only make it more difficult for them to give the Russians their sector, because they have deceived them, so how could they be trusted now? The are showing live video from Pristina on the people welcoming the Russians. CNN is not mentioning
the planes landing at the airport. They also speculate that this was not the decision of Russia, but a decision of some low-ranking commanders and that this is just a small group which will not be followed by more Russians.

02:07 Sky News - Tim Marshall just reported that Russian transporter planes landed onto Pristina airport. He said if the british had been intending to take the airport, what happens now? The Russians are there and will not give it over.

02:15 Kumanovo - Planes heard, one of them was flying very low (never so low before). I don`t know what is going on.

01:55 Beograd Radio 202 reports, referring to Media centre in pristina
that
the Russian convoy of peacekeeping forces arrived to pristina at 01:30. According to media Centre`s estimation, cca 50,000 people welcomed them on the streets of Pristina.

01:53 Sky News just reports that the plane in Kukes crashed only 300 metres from the refugee camp.

01:40 00:44 - Sky News, Blace - They knew nothing by now. The report  from Blace is just calling in.

01:40 Sky News - Tim Marshal just reports that Russians are passing through Pristina and that thousands of men welcomed them. Russians soldiers are in the trucks. They are in the centre of Pristina and are heading toward the airport. The decision was brought in Moscow, reports Tim Marshal.

01:35 Sky News just showed a video of Russian armoured vehicles in Gnjilane. The people were in the streets with flags in their hands to welcome them.

01:35 SKY News - Russian troops entered Kosovo

01:12 972 Serbs and Montenegrins from Kosovo entered Monte negro since 08:00 till, the total number since yesterday now being cca1300

01:07 Sky news is just showing a video of the vehicles at the border ready to leave and cross the border

01:00 Radio Free Europe - First KFOR units from western countries will enter Kosovo in early morning hours. I know you have this news, but this is with more details  - The Mayor of Moscow, Yuriy Luzkov gave his word that the Russian
construction company "Transstroj" will build up the destroyed Zezelj bridge in Novi Sad by winter

00:55 SKY News - A military transport plane with 12 persons crashed in Kukes. One person is heavily injured, the others are OK. The plane crashed onto the runway during landing, not onto the refugee camp

00:44 About 90 minutes ago Russian transport planes landed at Slatin airport near Pristina. The Americans and British are still confused. Also, about 1,500 Russian parachuters landed at Dubrava - airport near Tuzla.

00:36 BBC world reports that when NATO heard about the Russians, the british wanted to make a dessant onto Pristina airport, probably to be the first.
And they call themselves peacekeepers.

00:35 Radio Free Europe - Russian forces stopped at the administrative border of Kosovoa & Metohija. According to Russian sources, Russian troops will wait, so as their entry to Kosovo would be synchornized with the NATO troops.

00:33 Sky News just said a military plane crashed in Kukes, above the refugee camp. They had no further details.

00:32 RTL just reports that the Russian convoy stopped 25 km before the border of Kosovo

00:26 RTL reports live from Pristina: Russians will not come into
Kosovo before the others. Huge mass of Serbs in the centre of pristina is awaiting the arrival of Russians who, allegedly, are supposed to protect them.
The mass of people was seen behind the reporter.

00:29 Moscow - Mayor of Moscow, Yuriy Luzkov, promised to build one of  the destroyed bridges in Novi Sad.

00:18 Radio Free Europe -
- Today`s move of Russian troops ordered by President Yeltsin himself - Confusion in NATO HQ in Brussels obvious tonight as well, because of arrival of the Russian troops in Kosovo and because of the Russians left their positions in Bosnia &Herzegovina from within SFOR forces.