“Operation Storm”: Investigations begins with war crimes against Croatian Air Force

The first main view of the investigation against four pilots of the accused Croatian Air Force Bake rockets against Serbian refugees Posanski Petrovak and Bosnia and Bosnia began on Friday in the field of war crimes of the High Court of Belgrade. The accused pilots will be determined by the rebellionSince they are not available to Serbian judicial authorities The beginning of the hearing in 2021.

Zdenko radulj, 70 years Serbia Grazina to shoot rockets against refugees from the Republic (RSK) on August 7 and 8, 1995 on the roads of Petrovak and Bridge.

How was the “Operation Storm”

Thirteen people died in the bombing of the refugee teams, and six of them were children under the age of 13. Two dozens were injured. The blast, baptized “Operation Storm”From March 1991 to November 1995, the Croatian War of Independence occurred.

The conflict was triggered After a referendum on independenceIt had an important boycott of serboocrodus. On June 25, 1991, the Croatian Parliament took a decisive action to officially declare independence.

In response, Serbia Grazina Republic (RSK) announced its desire to separate Croatia from Croatia A movement that described the Croatian government as a rebellion joins the Republic of Serbia.

RSK’s arms and paramilitary forces started Excretion from regions under their control of Croatians and other non -services. At the same time, Serbians, especially near the war areas, faced cases of harassment and violence in Croatian cities.

On August 4, 1995, The Croatian Army started the Operation Storm, along with the 5th soldiers of the Bosnia and Hersakovina Republic of the Republic of the Republic With the intention of restoring the occupied Croatian territories and ending the Bosnia city of Bosnia near the Croatian border.

Attack against refugees who fled

This military action forced some people 200,000 Serbians flee to Serbia. Since the Serbian civilians passed through the city of TVO, they were constantly attacked by artillery fire and mild weapons.

On August 7, two MiG -21 – the fighter plane of the Soviet era – Croatian Air Force introduced several rockets against refugees On the Petrovak Road, near the Posanski Petrovak, nine civilians and more than 50 people were injured, including four children.

Refugees have recently come from other regions such as Liga, Dalmasia, Cordun and Snowja. The survivors reported it This canvas were created only by the public who fled the conflictWithout military vehicles or armed forces.

The next day, August 8, Another refugee was the target of the bombing near the city of Kanway SchotnaIt also caused civil victims. Groups of human rights like Amnesty International y Monitoring of human rightsThey denounced attacks And abuse during the operation.