NATO Depleted Uranium Strike Sites in the Balkans

0: Strikes 1 and 15

6-Apr-99 and 06-May-99
Unknown Number of Rounds
34TDM717863

1: Strike 2

7-Apr-99
110 Rounds
34TDM551901

2: Strike 3

08-Apr-99
150 Rounds
34TDN665117

3: Strike 4

08-Apr-99
Unknown number of Rounds
34TDN834190
Visited by UK MOD
Target listed as APC

4: Bukurevac (Strike 5)

5: Strike 6

6: Strike 7

7: Strike 8

17-Apr-99
200 Rounds
34TEM1885

8: Strike 9

27-Apr-99
Unknown Number of Rounds
34TDM433974

9: Zhur/Zur (Strike 10)

10: Strike 12

30-Apr-99
Unknown Number of Rounds
34TEM208935

11: Strike 13

30-Apr-99
Unknown Number of Rounds
34TDN402102

12: Strike 14

13: Zhub/Zub (Strikes 16, 70 and 74)

14: Strikes 17 and 71

15: Strikes 18 and 72

16: Strike 19

17: Strike 20

10-May-99 200 Rounds
34TEN148478
Visited by UK MOD. Target listed as vehicle. Area under cultivation, and road where attack probably happened had been resurfaced

18: Strike 21

19: Strike 22

20: Strikes 23 and 24

11-May-99 65 Rounds
12-May-99 110 Rounds
34TDN505044

21: Strike 25

13-May-99 570 Rounds
34TDN7735

22: Strike 26

14-May-99 170 Rounds
34TDM723693

23: Strike 27

14-May-99 Unknown Number of Rounds
34TEM105920

24: Gjakovë/Djakova (Strike 28)

14-May-99 300 Rounds
34TDM525911
Visited by both UNEP and WHO.
Site had been a Serb garrison for military vehicles and an ammo depot. Visited by both UNEP and WHO. According to WHO this site is closest to populated area of any site. Italian KFOR soldiers carried out extensive demolition work at the site before discovering penetrators. At the time of the UNEP visit a number of destroyed vehicles were present at the site. The site was also surveyed by an Italian Army team.
ICBUW also visited this site in 2010.

25: Strike 29

4-May-99 90 Rounds
34TEM126888

26: Bellobrade/Belobrod (Strike 30)

27: Strike 31

15-May-99 320 Rounds
34TDN514102

28: Strike 32

15-May-99 200 Rounds
34TEM1995

29: Strike 33

30: Strike 34

15-May-99 Unknown Number of Rounds
34TDN719403

31: Bellobrade/Belobrod (Strike 35)

32: Strike 36

16-May-99 90 Rounds
34TDM745682

33: Buzesh/Buzec (Strike 37)

17-May-99 170 Rounds
34TDM755619
Visited by UNEP. Targets probably army vehicles. UNEP were only able to access roads and buildings as surrounding fields mined. Site near village and agricultural area.

34: Strike 38

35: Strike 39

36: Strike 40

25-May-99 120 Rounds
34TDM624931

37: Borovac (Strike 41)

38: Strike 42

39: Strike 43

26-May-99 Unknown Number of Rounds
34TDM588998

40: Strike 44

41: Strike 45

28-May-99 100 Rounds
34TEN472112

42: Bratoselce (Strikes 46, 65, 106)

43: Strike 47

28-May-99 300 Rounds
34TDM43159425

44: Strikes 48 and 54

28-May-99 50 Rounds
29-May-99 50 Rounds
34TDM659950

45: Strike 49

28-May-99 90 Rounds
34TEM189923

46: Strike 50

47: Strike 51

29-May-99 190 Rounds
34TDM695654

48: Strikes 52 and 56

49: Strike 53

29-May-99 Unknown Number of Rounds
34TDM580994

50: Cape Arza (Strikes 55 and 58)

29-May-1999 230 Rounds
30-May-1999 250 Rounds
34TCM01479634
Decontaminated by the Montenegran authorities. UNEP observed the results of the first phase. An ongoing monitoring programme is thought to be in place.

51: Strike 57

30-May-99 480 Rounds
34TEM1691

52: Planeje/Planeja Strike 60

53: Strike 61

54: Strike 62

01-Jun-99 540 Rounds
34TDM663705

55: Strike 63

01-Jun-99 400 Rounds
34TDM597858

56: Kuke/Kukovce (Strike 64)

01-Jun-99 500 Rounds
34TDM782603
Target was probably an artillery position on the slopes of a mountain above the village of Kuke/Kukovce. Visited by UNEP, but presence of cluster bombs and mines hampered access. Turkish EOD team had previously found a penetrator at the site.

57: Strikes 66 and 67

58: Strike 68

02-Jun-99 600 Rounds
34TDM5892

59: Rikavac (Strike 69)

60: Strike 73

03-Jun-99 150 Rounds
34TEN362171

61: Strike 75

03-Jun-99 370 Rounds
34TDM740590

62: Strike 76

03-Jun-99 700 Rounds
34TDN59223216

63: Batushë/Batusa (Strikes 77 and 80)

05-Jun-99 280 Rounds
05-Jun-99 200 Rounds
34TDN393005
Visited by WHO. Site is near a small mountain village near Albanian border. Surrounding area is hilly with grassland and woods.

64: Strike 78 and 86

05-Jun-99 120 Rounds
06-Jun-99 120 Rounds
34TDN4002

65: Strike 79

05-Jun-99 400 Rounds
34TDN389042

66: Strike 81

05-Jun-99 560 Rounds
34TDN387005

67: Strike 82

05-Jun-99 320 Rounds
34TDN603245

68: Ceja Mountain or Zhur/Zur (Strike 83)

69: Strike 84

06-Jun-99 Unknown Number of Rounds
34TDM409873

70: Strike 85

06-Jun-99 907 Rounds
34TDM412883

71: Strike 87

72: Bandera and Pozhare/Pozar or Irzniq/Rznic (Strikes 88 and 91)

73: Strikes 89 and 90

06-Jun-99 100 Rounds
06-Jun-99 100 Rounds
34TDM396948

74: Irzniq/Rznic (Strike 92)

06-Jun-99 440 Rounds
34TDN464082
Visited by UNEP and WHO. Former Yugoslavia Army barracks surrounded by agricultural land. Although the coordinates are not identical, target is thought to be the same as #97, see comments below

75: Strike 93

76: Strike 94

07-Jun-99 225 Rounds
34TDM545937

77: Strike 95

78: Strike 96

07-Jun-99 610 Rounds
34TDM592764

79: Irzniq/Rznic barracks (Strike 97)

80: Radoniq/Radonjic Lake (Strike 98)

07-Jun-99 655 Rounds
34TDN534026
Visited by both UNEP and WHO.Targets thought to be artillery or tank positions dug into ridge, or possibly nearby radio station. Site is next to a reservoir providing water for most of southern Kosovo – covering a population of 200,000. Penetrators had previously been found by Italian EOD teams. Significant contamination found near a bunker. Contamination of the reservoir not thought to be a risk because of volume of water. ICBUW visited the site in 2010.

81: Llukë e Epërme/Gornja Luka (Strike 99)

82: Vranoc/Vranovac (Strikes 100 and 103)

08-Jun-99 1320 Rounds
08-Jun-99 1000 Rounds
34TDN528123
Visited by UNEP. Target thought to be anti-aircraft and tank positions found by UNEP. No penetrators found, despite over 2000 rounds fired.  Lichen sample showed DU had been present in the air.

83: Strike 101

08-Jun-99 400 Rounds
34TDM771631-DM762600

84: Strike 102

08-Jun-99 670 Rounds
34TDN863422

85: Strike 104

09-Jun-99 200 Rounds
34TDM755645

86: Strike 105

11-Jun-99 500 Rounds
34TDM772630

87: Strike 107

11-Jun-99 970 Rounds
34TEM170852

88: Reljan (Strike 108)

89: Strike 109

Undated - Unknown Number of Rounds
34TEN17012908
UK MOD wished to visit, but could not do so as site was inaccessible by road

90: Strike 110

Undated - Unknown Number of Rounds
34TDM5359283702

91: Strike 111

27-May-99 Unknown Number of Rounds
34TEM397979

92: Reljan (Strike 112)

93: Approximate location of Pljackovica

94: Hadzici Tank Repair Facility

95: Hadzici Ammunition Storage Depot

96: Hill at Pjelugovici (site of T55 tank)

97: Han Pijesak Artillery Storage and Barracks

98: Rosca Site (76 mm AT Self-Prop Gun)