Subotica

Zivko Alavanja (42), refugee from Croatia was wounded on 05-25-1999 in refugee camp on Palic, in vicinity of Subotica. His mother, Jeka Alavanja (70) died in attack.

In the NATO attack over-drive in vicinity of Horgos near Subotica, the border cross to Hungary, was destroyed. Military importance of border cross to Hungary, completely on opposite side of country from Kosovo, is unclear.

Destroyed TV transmitter in vicinity of Subotica in the the 05-10-1999 NATO attack.

In one of the NATO attacks, Bogojevo Bridge in the vicinity of Subotica, was destroyed.

On Friday, April 16th 1999, NATO attacked the city of Subotica for the first time. Subotica lies on the very border with Hungary, over 600km/350mls away from Kosovo. About 70% of Subotica's population are ethnic Hungarians. The ethnic Hungarian party - Vojvodina's Hungarian Union governs the city, and Hungarians live peacfully with other ethnic communities in the northern province of Serbia - Vojvodina. A whole street in the residential quarter of the city was completely demolished by NATO planes. All destroyed objects were civilian.