Battle of Podujevo
The Battle of Podujevo (Albanian: Beteja e Tabeve te Llapashticës; Serbian: Битка код Подујева, Bitka kod Podujeva) was fought in the Kosovo War between the Yugoslav Special Anti-Terrorist Unit and KLA insurgents in the village of Llapashtica e Epërme in the municipality of Podujevo. These events started after the death of a policeman who was killed by KLA militants in the area.
| Battle of Podujevo | |||||||
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| Part of the Kosovo War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Yugoslavia | Kosovo Liberation Army | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Sreten Lukić | Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Special Anti-Terrorist Unit | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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250 policemen 13 armored vehicles | 25 militants | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 killed 6 wounded | 10 killed | ||||||
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