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Bombing of Relays and Repeaters

Iriški Venac

Kri. No. 482/99

INVESTIGATION REPORT

Made on April 27, 1999

The investigation was conducted with reference to a missile attack on the building of "Ušće" Business Centre in New Belgrade, Milentija Popovića Street.

Investigation attended by:

INVESTIGATIVE JUDGE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE

Branislav Blažić Deputy Nebojša Maraš (Belgrade)

Police investigation team of the Ministry

of the Interior of the Republic of Serbia Belgrade

Secretariat

On April 27, 1999, I was summoned by the Belgrade Secretariat police department on duty to conduct an investigation of the damage inflicted on the building of "Ušće" Business Centre. The investigation commenced at 11:45 a.m.

I found a police investigation team on the spot, photographing and video-taping the scene.

Several objects were found in the park around the building, originating from the previous missile attack. As explained by Mr. Živković, the police inspector on duty, the previously inflicted damage is visible on the second floor above the south entrance, on the second floor above the west entrance, and on the second and tenth floors above the north entrance. The roof damage was also visible, but inaccessible due to the damage inside the building. The lifts were unserviceable and the staircase impossible to use.

New damage inflicted on the night between April 26 and 27, 1999, was detected on the roof and the twenty-fourth floor. A roof-top antenna was directly hit and bent eastwards.

According to the oral information provided by the police investigation team, four security workers were on duty in the close proximity of the building on the night of the attack, none of whom sustained any injuries, nor have any other casualties been reported as a result of the bombing.

Based upon visual observation, it was stated that two large windows were broken on the top floor of "Jugopetrol" administration building. The tenants from nearby apartment buildings reported damage on their flats to the police investigation team, consisting of broken glass on windows and doors.

No other damage was directly reported to the investigation judge on call in the course of investigation procedure.

Based upon visual observation of the judiciary building - "Palace of Justice",

17-a Slobodana Penezića Street, two large glass walls were damaged by the detonation: one to the left from the main entrance, and the other in the post-office section.

At the time of investigation it was not even remotely possible to establish the extent of the damage since the destruction and damage were immense, not only on the building of "Ušće" Business Centre and nearby apartment buildings, but on the "Palace of Justice" as well.

The investigation was concluded at 12:20 p.m.

INVESTIGATIVE JUDGE

(sgd) Branislav Blažić

Republic of Serbia

MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR

BELGRADE SECRETARIAT

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION POLICE DEPT.

Investigation and Operations Division

Belgrade, April 27, 1999

Ref. No._______/99

REPORT

On April 27, 1999, around 1:05 a.m., during the second attack of NATO air forces on the building of "Ušće" Business Centre in New Belgrade, No. 2 Bulevar Mihajla Pupina, the top of the building was damaged most probably by one missile. Since the building was heavily damaged during the first bombing, two top floors are now completely destroyed, including all the aerials on the roof.

The detonation has damaged 15 large glasses on the Federal Government building, situated on No. 2 Bulevar Nikole Tesle. This was reported by DJURA JEFTIĆ, internal security officer, who stated that the east wing and the ceremonial entrance were particularly damaged.

As reported by PETAR PAVIĆ, the tenants' association chairman, around 60 window panes were completely broken on the apartment building on No. 11 Bulevar Lenjina Street.

According to the statement of IVICA ROKVIĆ, the tenants' association chairman, around 30 window panes were broken on the flats, as well as 11 shop windows of "Pekabeta" store located on the ground floor of the apartment building on No. 7 Bulevar Lenjina Street.

Around 70% of window panes were broken in 45 flats of the apartment building on No. 3 Bulevar Lenjina Street, including the windows of "Apotekarsko Beograd" pharmacy and "Dućan" store situated on the ground floor of the building.

Two large shop windows were broken on the store of DD "AGROPROMET" from Kruševac, Belgrade, No. 4 Karadjordjeva Street, reported BRANKO JOZ, the store manager.

Six large shop windows were broken on the evacuated premises of "Jugolaboratorija", No. 41 Karadjordjeva Street, including one large shop window of PP "KONTINENT" located in the same building.

Two shop windows were broken on "PETROHEMIJA" store, No. 23 Karadjordjeva Street. The windows are protected by locked grills and nobody in charge of the store was found on the spot.

Three window panes were broken on the private bakery on No. 15, Karadjordjeva Street, owned by MILOMIR RADOVIĆ.

Several panes were broken on the windows and the entrance to the "EOL" boat-restaurant parked on Ušće, owned by VESNA OBRADOVIĆ, including a demolished toilet in which tiles were found on the floor. The detonation probably caused a powerful jerk of the boat that resulted in an electricity cut. The actual damage will be assessed at a later stage.

Milan Knežević, a criminal investigation police technician, photographed the scene in "as is" condition.

Second Lieutenant

(sgd) Dragiša Živković

KU________

INVESTIGATION REPORT

Made on behalf of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Serbia, Belgrade Secretariat, pursuant to Article 154, paragraph 2, in connection with Article 238 of the Law on Criminal Procedure.

Belgrade Date: April 27, 1999

(investigation location)

The investigation conducted by an authorized officer

Dragiša Živković Investigation performed with expert

(full name) participation of:

Milan Knežević

(full name)

recording clerk (full name)

Before initiating the investigation procedure, the following has been established:

The scene was visited based on the report that buildings were damaged by a NATO

alliance bombing on April 27, 1999 at 1:05 a.m.

(description of event)

The investigation is attended by ____________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

The investigation started at 8:00 a.m.

An on-site investigation established the following:

The scene consists of several locations on No. 2 Bulevar Mihajla Pupina Street, the address of the building of "Ušće" Business Centre, which was targeted for the second time. There is a visible damage on the very top of the building most probably caused by a direct hit of one missile only. The detonation from the exploded missile damaged the windows on a large number of apartment buildings and business premises. The report contains a detailed description of the damage.

Milan Knežević, a criminal investigation police technician, photographed the scene in "as is" condition.

The scene was visited by Branislav Blažić, an investigative judge on call of the Belgrade District Court, and Nebojša Maraš, Deputy Public Prosecutor.

Second Lieutenant

(sgd) Dragiša Živković

The Avala TV Tower

RTS - TV Novi Sad ( 4 May 1999)

Republic of Serbia

NOVI SAD DISTRICT COURT

Investigative Judge Office

No. Kri. 485/99

Date: May 4, 1999

NOVI SAD

INVESTIGATION REPORT

Made on the occasion of the bombardment by NATO alliance of RTS Novi Sad Radio and Television (RTNS) building on May 3, 1999

INVESTIGATION ATTENDED BY:

On behalf of the Court: On behalf of Novi Sad Police Dept.:

Investigative judge Field operative officer

JADRANKA BULJEVIĆ ŽELJKO MARJANOVIĆ

On behalf of Public Criminal investigation technician:

Prosecutor's Office: KOSTADIN RADOVANOVIĆ

Deputy ZVEZDAN ŽIVANOV

The investigation started at 8:00 a.m. on May 4, 1999.

The subject of investigation is the building of RTS-RTS Novi Sad in Petrovaradin, No. 45 Kamenički put, in the area known by the name of Mišeluk, which was the target of NATO bombers on May 3, 1999. Two big central facilities were hit by one missile each.

The RTS compound comprises several facilities. Among them are two three-storey central buildings. One of them lies parallel with the Petrovaradin-Sremska Kamenica road. Its left part (in the shape of a Cyrillic letter G) stands at an angle of 90 degrees in relation to the road. The longer side of another, newer building stands at an angle of 90 degrees in relation to the road. Parallel with the newer building, there is a props hangar, with a generator house behind.

On the opposite, right-hand side of the new building, there are two prefabricated facilities (20 m x 40 m) and one facility built of solid material. One of the former facilities accommodates a mechanical workshop, a storage area for live broadcast vans and a lathe workshop, whereas the other, as well as the solid one of about 100 square metres, is a combined props warehouse, with a car wash behind.

Next to the road, there are two smaller brick houses and a prefabricated house, belonging to the RTS Maintenance Unit.

On May 3, 1999, at 9:40 p.m. and at 9:50 p.m., two NATO missiles hit the facilities of RTS. The first one directly hit the roof of the old building, just above the studio. The building composed of a ground floor and two upper floors, housed a cafeteria, archive, terminal, studio and an executive office. On the roof, just above the studio, there is an oval crater, about 15 m long, about 10 m wide and 5 m deep. The flat roof made of reinforced concrete was penetrated. The interior of the studio caught fire and everything in it is burnt (such as cameras and other equipment). Most of the valuable equipment had already been evacuated from all RTS buildings.

There is not a single glass on the old building that has not been broken, the doors are disjoint, installations damaged and the furniture almost completely demolished, so that the building is unfit for any use. The damage is total.

An antenna pole (with four dishes), adjacent to the old building, remained intact.

The second missile hit the roof of the new building, on its front part facing the road. The building has an external cladding made of red face brick, and consists of a basement, a ground floor and three upper floors. There is an oval crater on the roof of about 20 m in length, 15 m in width and 5 m deep.

An antenna pole was located exactly on the spot of the missile impact. The missile hit the foot of the antenna, the explosion severed the antenna from the foot and the whole pole collapsed on the roof. This roof, too, is flat and built of reinforced concrete. The demolition of the antenna pole cut off the broadcasting of TV Palma, BK TV and Radio Skala.

The explosion and the ensuing fire that broke out in the front part of the building, completely destroyed the second and third floors. Fire was still smoldering while the investigation was in progress. The staircase leading to the first floor is demolished; all ceilings, doors, windows and installations in the entire building, from basement to the first floor, are damaged.

The extension of the new building consists of a ground floor and three upper floors, without a basement, is clad on the outside with gray metallic painted metal sheets. It has remained as one whole in terms of civil engineering structure. Any major damage on the building static stability cannot be detected by visual inspection. There is only damage on a smaller part of the roof on the third floor, close to the place of explosion. All window panes and front door glass are broken. Almost all doors are disjoint. There is no visible damage in the interior of the building where two executive offices, a studio, a multi-lingual programme editorial offices, NS Plus channel and part of the equipment were located. In other words, the furniture, TV sets, two or three PC's, telephones and paintings on the walls are fully preserved. The only damage is visible on parts of the furniture made of glass.

The props warehouse sustained the following damage: demolished roof structure, disjoint doors and broken windows. A large portion of props is damaged, too.

The mechanical workshop and a section of the props warehouse are of prefabricated type. They are about 30 m far from the new building. The walls and roof structure are broken, but the stuff and machines inside remained undamaged. The ground floor brick building, which also serves for storing the props, has damaged roof structure, doors, windows and ceiling. The damage is total since the building was rather old.

Two Maintenance Unit facilities, built of solid material, have damaged roof structure, broken window panes and disjoint doors. However, on the whole, in terms of structure, the facilities are usable.

A prefabricated shack, belonging to the Maintenance Unit, is completely wrecked. Its roof structure is demolished, ceilings are cracked and falling off, walls, windows and doors are broken and disjoint, and all the installations destroyed (radiators, electricity and water supply). Except for a few pieces of furniture, everything inside is destroyed. The damage is total and irreparable.

Small craters are noticeable in the area surrounding the RTS building, 30 to 60 cm in diameter, caused by missile fragments pounding into the ground. One rectangular missile was found, 35 cm x 15 cm, with partially legible inscription:

W U-2/B

SSY 704AS3700-3

83-2538

....TION DATE 96 AUG 31

NO HOLD

TD...

A dozen passenger cars near the RTS buildings were damaged - broken glasses and punctured tyres.

A few civilian houses and private business premises in close proximity of the RTS building have been damaged.

Restaurant "Bolero" and "Kafe sport" bar, owned by Borislav Vučurević, are located about 40 m from the RTS building, in Petrovaradin, No. 43 Kamenički put Street. The restaurant and the flat above it (totalling 204 square metres) sustained extensive damage. The roof structure is damaged, ceilings have fallen off, most of the furniture is damaged, windows are broken, doors are disjoint, walls cracked. The restaurant was luxuriously decorated (demolished baroque-style wooden ornaments). Also destroyed are auxiliary facilities, such as laundry, garage, summer kitchen as well as the swimming pool and the tennis court. Rough estimate of the damage amounts to approximately YU Dinars 7,000,000.

Beside restaurant "Bolero" is the house and the office (combined area of around 130 square metres), as well as an auxiliary building, owned by Aleksandar Markićević, a lawyer, which is completely ruined. The roof structure is demolished, bearing walls cracked in three places, ceilings are cracked and falling off, windows, doors and shutters are broken and disjoint, furniture destroyed. One iron beam flew over from the RTS building, burst through the study wall near the window and partly landed inside the house. The extent of the damage is such that it is beyond repair and amounts to approximately YU Dinars 2,000,000.

The house of approximately 100 square metres, owned by Samuel Čeman, is at No. 41 Kamenički put Street. Its roof tiles are demolished, doors and three windows disjoint, 6 window panes are broken, the ceiling has fallen off in 4 rooms, the kitchen walls have cracked. The shed is completely ruined, especially its roof structure. The same applies to the roof structure of a prefabricated garage whose walls are deformed. The damage is estimated at YU Dinars 100,000.

The old house and the new house, owned by Ivan Vukoja, are located on the address: No. 25 Kamenički put Street. The old house, refurbished as a comfortable dwelling place, has two disjoint front doors - one made of iron and the other made of oak tree. Four window panes are broken. The shutters are broken and ruined. The ceiling has fallen off in one of the rooms, while the wall in another room is cracked and crooked. On the new house, roof tiles are dislocated and 50 of them broken. The garage door and the hall door are disjoint and broken, including the glass on the front door. An electric meter has melted. The damage amounts to approximately YU Dinars 50,000.

On the right-hand side of the new RTS building, viewed from the direction of Kamenički put Street, right next to the fence, there is a ground floor house under construction. Its roof tiles are broken and three windows and one door disjoint. The damage amounts to approximately YU Dinars 6,000.

Broken and loose roof tiles are visible on several dwelling houses that are about 100 m far from the RTS building.

All the RTS facilities sustained a total and immeasurable damage.

The location was photographed and filmed with a video camera. Thus compiled material constitutes an integral part of this report.

The investigation was concluded at 10:30 a.m.

INVESTIGATIVE JUDGE

(sgd) Jadranka Buljević

This is to confirm and verify that this copy is true to the original:

NOVI SAD DISTRICT COURT PRESIDENT

(sgd) Žikica Dronjak

The Repeater on Mt. Rudink

The Repeater on the Vršac Hill

On May 11, 1999, at 10:25 p.m., one missile hit the antenna pole and the newly built RTS building on Vršački breg, accommodating broadcasting and communication equipment. Half of the building is totally destroyed, as well as one of the three antenna pole supports. (photos 910)

RTS Novi Sad (13 May 1999)

REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

NOVI SAD DISTRICT COURT

INVESTIGATIVE JUDGE

No. Kri. 529/99

Date: May 13, 1999

NOVI SAD

INVESTIGATION REPORT

Made on May 13, 1999 on the occasion of NATO bombing of Novi Sad Radio and Television, in the area called Mišeluk-Petrovaradin, Kamenički put Street.

INVESTIGATION ATTENDED BY:

On behalf of the Court On behalf of Novi Sad Police Dept.

Investigative judge Field operative officer

Jadranka Buljević Željko Marjanović

On behalf of District Criminal investigation technician

Attorney's Office Kostadin Radovanović

Zvezdan Živanov

The investigation started at 9:15 a.m.

The subject of investigation is the building of RTS Novi Sad Radio and Television, in Mišeluk, Petrovaradin, Kamenički put Street, which was bombed with 8 missiles on the night of May 13, 1999, from 4:05 a.m. till 4:15 a.m. Four missiles hit the building compound, and another four fell outside the compound in the vicinity of civilian houses.

Neither the new, nor the old RTS buildings were directly hit by any of the missiles. Out of the 4 missiles fired at the RTS compound, two hit the ground behind the new building, viewed from the direction of Kamenički put, in front of the entrance to the new building (NS Plus studio). In fact, the missiles fell on a concrete parking lot next to the building, meaning that they hit a solid concrete surface. The first one fell at about 20 m from the new building entrance (NS Plus studio) and created a crater of 3 m x 1 m. The explosion made the entire front facade of the building crumple. The doors and windows were smashed and disjoint.

A second missile fell a little further from the first one, at about 40 m from the front of the new building and made a crater in the parking lot 1.5 m deep and 4 m in diameter. This explosion also caused considerable damage on the building exterior, as well as on a number of cars parked on the lot.

Another two missiles exploded within the compound of RTS. One of them directly hit the prefabricated props hangar and made a crater 1.2 m deep and 5 m in diameter. Since the hangar also served as a fuel storage for the RTS vehicles, the black greasy oil stains indicate that the missiles hit the storage area directly. Another missile fell between the workshop hangar and the props hangar and made a crater 1 m deep and 4 m in diameter. The workshop hangar was levelled to the ground and the props hangar was completely demolished. A third brick building next to the hangars was devastated by fire. Therefore, it might be stated that the three buildings are totally wiped out. The buildings were located to the right from the new RTS building, viewed from the direction of Kamenički put Street.

On the left from the new building, viewed from the direction of Kamenički put Street, there is a prefabricated props warehouse. Its rear wall collapsed due to the detonation.

Two missiles (aircraft bombs) fell beyond the RTS compound, to the right thereof, viewed from the direction of Kamenički put Street. They made two craters at about 80 m and 100 m from the road respectively. Both craters are two metres deep and 5 m in diameter. Since they fell in the vicinity of a ground floor civilian house under construction, the detonation completely destroyed the building. Its roof structure collapsed, the walls, doors are windows are dislocated, so that the house is uninhabitable and beyond repair.

At least 16, and most probably even 20 vehicles were demolished on the parking lot beside the new RTS building. Those were all passenger cars of foreign and local make, but they are so much damaged and burnt that they are beyond recognition and even difficult to count. The remaining metal structures are intertwined and it would be possible to establish the accurate number of vehicles only after they have been separated.

On the left from the old RTS building, viewed from the direction of Kamenički put Street, there is an antenna pole with a dozen antennas which remained completely intact. There is also a valuable camera standing at the very entrance to the old building.

To the left from the RTS compound is a densely populated residential area. One of the missiles hit the tennis court of "Bolero" restaurant owned by Borislav Vučurević. In fact, it hit the foot of a flood light iron post on the left side of the concrete fence around the court. Since the missile exploded by hitting a soft surface, it did not make a crater. Instead, its fragments made a large number of holes in the surrounding ground. However, the explosion completely destroyed the swimming pool, the tennis court and the restaurant which had already sustained heavy damage during a previous bombing.

An eighth missile also fell outside the RTS compound, to the left if viewed from the direction of Kamenički put Street. More precisely, it fell in front of the house of Stanoje Radonjić, Petrovaradin, Vukovarska Street, 20 m away from the house. It made a crater in the garden, 2 m deep and 5 m in diameter. The house of Stanoje Radonjić was a newly built ground floor building, recently moved in. It was completely finished, except for the facade. The external west wall and half of the roof structure were destroyed, whereas some of remaining walls have either cracked or collapsed. The windows are disjoint, the glass broken and all the furniture and household appliances inside the house are demolished. The house is uninhabitable and beyond repair, so that the total damage amounts to approximately YU Dinars 3 million. The owner of the house and his wife remained unhurt since they found shelter in the cellar built of solid material.

In addition to the houses on Kamenički put Street, a large number of other private houses were damaged as well. Some of them have sustained total damage and are rendered completely unusable.

Almost all roof tiles, doors and windows on the house of Aca Antić, Petrovaradin, Vukovarska Street, are so much broken that the total damage amounts to approximately YU Dinars 20,000.

The house and auxiliary buildings of Samuel Čeman in Petrovaradin, No. 41 Kamenički put, are completely destroyed and uninhabitable. Also destroyed is a "Lada" passenger car. The total damage amounts to approximately YU Dinars 700,000.

Roof tiles are broken and part of a wall torn down of a wooden prefabricated house belonging to Dragan Donjić, Petrovaradin, No. 39 Kamenički put. The whole structure is slightly shifted. Five plywood sheets and five...boards are demolished. The damage amounts to approximately YU Dinars 40,000.

Overhead 20 kW lines and low-voltage network were damaged in front of the house No. 41, Kamenički put Street. The lines were cut off and the pole was damaged, which resulted in a power failure.

The damage inflicted on the house of Mile Borovica, Petrovaradin, No. 35 Kamenički put, includes broken glass on 4 windows, damaged wall next to the front door, cracked ceilings, some of which collapsed in two rooms. Two walls are cracked and a window dislocated in one of the rooms. A wall in the pantry has cracked just below the ceiling. The total damage amounts to approximately YU Dinars 60,000.

The house of Vidak Bulajić, No. 33 Kamenički put Street, has sustained the following damage: broken glass on 3 windows, dislocated window frames, fallen-off ceilings in 4 rooms, one ceiling cracked from side to side, cracked walls in three rooms. The total damage has been estimated at YU Dinars 90,000.

The house and auxiliary buildings of Steva Svilarević, Petrovaradin, No. 33/a Kamenički put Street, is completely damaged. The ceilings have collapsed, the walls cracked, the doors and windows broken, so that the total damage is valued at approximately YU Dinars 400,000.

Part of the roof on the house of Milenko Babić, Petrovaradin, No. 37 Kamenički put Street, has been uplifted. The doors are damaged and three window panes broken. The damage amounts to approximately YU Dinars 10,000.

The house of Marija Miškvić, Petrovaradin, No. 29 Kamenički put Street, has sustained the following damage: broken and dislocated roof tiles, broken roof structure laths, broken glass on two four-framed windows, damaged facade, cracked walls in 6 rooms, cracked and partly collapsed ceilings in 4 rooms. The damage amounts to approximately YU Dinars 70,000.

The location was photographed and filmed with a video camera, which material will constitute an integral part of this report.

The investigation was concluded at 12:00 (noon).

INVESTIGATIVE JUDGE

(sgd) Jadranka Buljević

It is hereby confirmed and verified that this photostat copy is true to the original:

NOVI SAD DISTRICT COURT PRESIDENT

(sgd) Žikica Dronjak

TV Transmiter on Mt. Kopaonik in Gobelja (19 May 1999)

TV Repeater on Mt. Cer

RTS Novi Sad (29 May 1999)

On May 29, at 12:10 a.m., the building of RTS-TV Novi Sad, 45 Kamenički put St., Petrovaradin, was attacked for the fourth time. One missile directly hit and completely ruined the building of Novi Sad television studio. Another missile hit the generator power supply section of the building. The remaining two missiles hit the new building inflicting huge damage. In addition, one missile hit and completely destroyed the house of Vidak Bulajić who sustained grave injuries. The same explosion demolished the house of Milo Borovica, who also suffered grave injuries, and the houses of Dejan Sremčević and Dragan Stajić. Quite a few other family houses were considerably damaged, too.

TV Repeater on Mt. Besna Kobila

TV Repeater on the Kozarica Hill near Dimitrovgrad

Transmitters in Stubline and Zvečka near Obrenovac

On May 30, 1999, at 8:45 a.m., in the village of Stubline, Obrenovac municipality, several missiles hit the short-wave broadcasting centre of Radio Jugoslavija on Valjevski put St. The centre was completely destroyed, including two 100 kV and 500 kV transmitters.

On May 30, 1999, at 9:00 a.m., in the area of Zvečka village, Obrenovac municipality, the RTS transmitter on Šabački put St. was targeted by several missiles. Two of them hit the power supply section of the old building, while one missile hit and completely destroyed the Radio Belgrade 2nd and 3rd channels transmitter. The power cable between the antenna and the transmitter has been rendered unusable. The garage and the spare parts warehouse are destroyed. The nearby residential buildings are damaged by the detonation. The overall material damage is huge.

Transmitters in Kozji Do

On June 3, 1999, at 7:25 p.m., the RTS repeater in Kozji Do, Trgovište municipality, was targeted by four missiles (pfotos 2829)

The Gobelja Transmitter on Mt. Kopaonik, 3 June 1999

On June 3, 1999, at 3:28 p.m., the radio and television transmitter on "Gobelja" peak, Mt. Kopaonik, was hit and toppled by two missiles. (photo 3031)

Kri. 62/99

INVESTIGATION REPORT

Made on June 4, 1999, by an investigative judge of Raška Municipal Court regarding the bombing of a PTT pole on Mt. Kopaonik, on the location known as "Gobelja".

Investigation attended by:

Investigative judge Crim. inv. technician

Srećko Topalović Vojislav Petrović

Raška Public Prosecutor's Office Police inspector

Milibor Nestorović Lazar Milenković

Recording clerk Police officer

Nada Marenović Nenad Županjac

The investigation began at 9:40 a.m.

Members of the Raška police department on duty informed the investigative judge that in the afternoon of June 3, 1999 NATO alliance forces bombed the PTT pole equipped with corresponding devices, situated on Mt. Kopaonik, on the location called "Gobelja", and inflicted considerable damage in the process.

The investigative judge visited the location in order to conduct an investigation and establish that the PTT pole was targeted, including a sheet-metal container with the equipment inside, placed right beside the pole. The facility is owned by "Mobtel" Company. The PTT pole and the container are situated on the location known as "Gobelja", within an enclosed area around an RTS transmitter on Mt. Kopaonik. The pole and the container are on the north-east side of the RTS pole. The PTT pole is made of metal and fixed to the concrete footing with three supports. A circular crater (2 m deep and 8 m in diameter) was discovered to the north-east from the mentioned pole. The sheet-metal container was standing next to the pole, on the south-west side of it. The container and the pole were completely destroyed by bombing. Two pole supports are severed from the concrete footing, while the third one is damaged. All parabolic aerials and antenna rods on the pole are completely destroyed.

The investigative judge particularly emphasizes that the pole and the container served for civilian purposes only and that, except for the nearby RTS (Serbian Radio and Television) transmitter on Mt. Kopaonik, there were no military or police facilities in the broad area around the targeted spot.

The bombing did not cause any casualties or deaths.

Several missile fragments were found on the location, but without any marks on them. The location was photographed and the photographic documents constitute an integral part of this report.

According to the account of Negoslav Savić, an employee of "Genex-hoteli" company on Mt. Kopaonik, the bombing took place on June 3, 1999, around 3:30 p.m.

As a result of the assault, the container with equipment and the PTT pole, property of Belgrade based "Mobtel" Company are completely destroyed. The damage is huge and its extent will be determined by a special expert team.

The investigation was concluded at 11:55 a.m.

Recording clerk Investigative judge

(sgd) Nada Marenović (sgd) Srećko Topalović

Raška Police Department

Criminal Investigation Division

UV-66/99

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND ON-SITE INSPECTION REPORT

On June 3, 1999, at 3:30 p.m., NATO planes fired one missile (aircraft bomb) at the antenna pole and mobile telephony equipment container, property of Belgrade based "MOBTEL" Company, on Mt. Kopaonik, on the location known as "Gobelja", Raška municipality.

The bomb fell in front of the described facility and made a crater 2 m deep and 8 m in diameter.

The air blast damaged the parabolic aerial and the rod on the metal antenna pole. Damage was inflicted on the mobile telephony equipment inside the container located right beside the antenna pole. The wire mesh fence around the facility was torn.

Raška

Date: June 4, 1999

Report made by:

(sgd) Vojislav Petrović

The Transmitter on Mt. Besna Kobila (3 June 1999)

On June 3, 1999, at 1:30 p.m., three missiles were fired again on the RTS repeater on Mt. Besna Kobila, Vranje municipality. (photos 3233)

The Repeater on Crni Vrh

On June 3, 1999, at 1:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m., three missiles were fired at the RTS repeater on Crni Vrh near Pirot.

The Repeater on Mt. Rudnik

On June 3, 1999, at 12:15 p.m., the aggressor's airplanes attacked the area of Mt. Rudnik and destroyed with two missiles the building of TV "Politika" and the antenna pole of "Mobtel" which was under construction. (photos 3435)

The Repeater on the Kozarica Hill (3 June 1999)

On June 3, 1999, at 1:40 p.m., NATO aircraft, in a repeated attack, targeted the already demolished RTS repeater in Gosen on Kozarica hill, Dimitrovgrad municipality. Two missiles hit the already damaged antenna structure and destroyed it completely, whereas the other two missiles hit the already damaged building with the installations and equipment belonging to RTS and the local "Caribrod" radio station. Two missiles completely ruined the Kozarica transformer station and cut off electrical cable ducts.

The Repeater of TV Kraljevo in the Village of Sikča (photo 36)