EXACTLY AT 11 PM ON MARCH 23rd! The disappearance of passenger planes in the skies of Serbia and the Balkans was a signal for the rocket launchers, THE AGGRESSION HAS BEGUN

The then Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was attacked by 19 members of the NATO pact led by the United States, who launched Operation “Allied Force”, that is, the Allied Force. During the aggression, the NATO pact included almost 2,000 aircraft for various purposes in the air campaign.

The story of how NATO’s aggression began has long been known to all. Almost everything has been said about it, has everything been said?

Somehow, it was not clear what was happening the night before in the skies over Serbia and the surrounding area, and in fact it was the first newspaper for VOJIN units, guard rocket launchers and command personnel at the VR and PVO Operations Center. that NATO aggression would soon begin.

That is, on March 23, 1999, the missile divisions of the 250th RV and PVO VJ Missile Brigade were already occupying positions around Belgrade. Some divisions, such as the 3rd Missile Division, were transferred to Standby No. 3 at night.

Ordinary citizens suspected that an attack was being prepared, but no one could have guessed that an attack was coming.

Some divisions have already been hinted that they could be transferred to readiness number 1 around 11pm, which meant being ready for immediate action on targets in the airspace.

“The first combat service took their places and waited for new orders. The observation radar image showed the air situation in a radius of 250 kilometers. Around 11 at night, the airspace over the territory of the former RFSY ran out of a single civilian aircraft. The traffic of all those who flew over the Balkans along the established routes became a “directed flow” visibly thick through Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. There was no dilemma, it has begun! or it will start soon! ”, Wrote at the beginning of his book“ The fall of the night hawk ”, retired colonel Slaviša Golubović, who added another interesting detail:

“The hope that the thick fog, which enveloped the banks of the Sava that night, would protect us at least a little, soon abandoned us. The sky became crystal clear. Anticipating the worst, we welcomed the morning. At 6.10 we were put on hold number 3. ».

The then commander of the Air Force and Air Defense of the VJ, Colonel General Spasoje Smiljanic, in his book “NATO Air Defense and Aggression in the Defense of the Homeland” affirms that the intelligence corps of the Air Force and Air Defense they informed the command on March 19 that the attack would occur in the next few days.

General Smiljanic states in the book that air traffic in the corridors over Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria was still very lively on March 24, 1999, but that between 5 pm and 6 pm there was a gradual decrease in air traffic in these countries. disrupted.

“Clear and empty sky over Southeastern Europe, it was a surprise to a layman. I was sure the aggression would start soon, which I warned the combat command group at the Konada RV temporary command post and PVO in the building. of Commando in Zemun and the commanders of RV and PVO Corps, “wrote General Smiljanic.

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