Slobodan Milosevic25 August 1991
Serb and Yugoslav forces besiege Vukovar.
Serbia · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 3rd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Serb and Yugoslav forces besiege Vukovar.
The 1st example of "ethnic cleansing". Serbia captures Vukovar leaving 15,000 dead and half a million refugees
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