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11 Jun 12
The NATO bombing started on March 24, 1999 and the first bombs fell near Belgrade. The majority of the aircraft carriers were settled in the Adriatic sea. The exact number of bombs dropped is unknown. 
Business centre USCE, the biggest building in Serbia has been bombed on several occasions. Previously it was the centre of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia, and after the headquarters of the Serbian Milosevic's wife, Mira Markovic political party. 
The bombing campaign did not destroy only the military targets, it also affected a number of civilians. According to the official data of the Serbian authorities, between 1,200 and 2,500 people were killed. Human Rights Watch puts the number of civilian deaths around 500.
On the 20th day of the bombing, the passenger train was shelled in south Serbia. The exact number of people killed is still unknown, but it is estimated that more than 30 people died. 
The arms production factory Zastava, in the town of Kragujevac in central Serbia, was one of the first targets of the NATO forces. Today, it has been restored, and it produces weapons mainly for domestic use, but also exports weapons to African countries. 
Broadcast towers across Serbia were among the targets of the NATO forces.
NATO soldiers standing over the wreckage of the Yugoslav Army plane that was brought down in March 1999. 
The NATO forces destroyed the Freedom Bridge in the town of Novi Sad in the province of Vojvodia in April 1999. 
On April 23 the building of the Serbian national broadcaster was bombed. Sixteen people were killed, while 150 people were in the building when the bombs dropped.
The Serbian government's building had severe structural damage, but it was repaired shortly after. 
One of the government's buildings on one of the main streets in Belgrade was destroyed during the bombing campaign. 
The Yugoslav Army headquarters suffered the greatest damages and it still has not been repaired.
The building of the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs in downtown Belgrade. 
Thirteen years after the bombing, Belgrade still hasn't fully recovered from the damages that the bombing caused. 
The bomb that hit the Air Force headquarters is still logged within the building's structure with sections of the office still in use.
NATO ‘99 Bombing In Pictures
The NATO’s four months long bombing campaign that put an end to the Kosovo conflict finished on June 10, 1999, during which hundreds of people were killed while Serbia’s infrastructure was severely damaged.
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The NATO bombing started on March 24, 1999 and the first bombs fell near Belgrade. The majority of the aircraft carriers were settled in the Adriatic sea. The exact number of bombs dropped is unknown. Business centre USCE, the biggest building in Serbia has been bombed on several occasions. Previously it was the centre of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia, and after the headquarters of the Serbian Milosevic's wife, Mira Markovic political party. The bombing campaign did not destroy only the military targets, it also affected a number of civilians. According to the official data of the Serbian authorities, between 1,200 and 2,500 people were killed. Human Rights Watch puts the number of civilian deaths around 500. On the 20th day of the bombing, the passenger train was shelled in south Serbia. The exact number of people killed is still unknown, but it is estimated that more than 30 people died. The arms production factory Zastava, in the town of Kragujevac in central Serbia, was one of the first targets of the NATO forces. Today, it has been restored, and it produces weapons mainly for domestic use, but also exports weapons to African countries. Broadcast towers across Serbia were among the targets of the NATO forces. NATO soldiers standing over the wreckage of the Yugoslav Army plane that was brought down in March 1999. The NATO forces destroyed the Freedom Bridge in the town of Novi Sad in the province of Vojvodia in April 1999. On April 23 the building of the Serbian national broadcaster was bombed. Sixteen people were killed, while 150 people were in the building when the bombs dropped. The Serbian government's building had severe structural damage, but it was repaired shortly after. One of the government's buildings on one of the main streets in Belgrade was destroyed during the bombing campaign. The Yugoslav Army headquarters suffered the greatest damages and it still has not been repaired. The building of the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs in downtown Belgrade. Thirteen years after the bombing, Belgrade still hasn't fully recovered from the damages that the bombing caused. The bomb that hit the Air Force headquarters is still logged within the building's structure with sections of the office still in use.