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Incident at Pristina airport

1999 standoff after the conclusion of the Kosovo War, between Russian peacekeepers occupying the Pristina International Airport and approaching NATO forces which could have resulted in a full-scale war between Russia and NATO
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Incident at Pristina airport

Summary

Incident at Pristina airport is a battle[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,286 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Incident at Pristina airport's instance of is recorded as battle[3].
  • The location of Incident at Pristina airport was Pristina International Airport Adem Jashari[4].
  • Incident at Pristina airport is part of NATO bombing of Yugoslavia[5].
  • Incident at Pristina airport is part of Kosovo War[6].
  • Incident at Pristina airport took place on June 12, 1999[7].
  • Incident at Pristina airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.57277778, 'lon': 21.03583333}[8].

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When and Where

Incident at Pristina airport took place on June 12, 1999[7]. It took place at Pristina International Airport Adem Jashari[4].

Context

Part of include NATO bombing of Yugoslavia[5], a military operation[9] and Kosovo War[6], a war[10]. Incident at Pristina airport's instance of is recorded as battle[3].

Why It Matters

Incident at Pristina airport ranks in the top 3% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,286 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

Related Entities

Boris Yeltsin Yunus-bek Yevkurov

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 6w ago · P4K1T0 · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point in time → —
    Location → Pristina International Airport Adem Jashari
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 42.57277778, 'lon': 21.03583333}
    Wikidata description → 1999 standoff after the conclusion of the Kosovo War, between Russian peacekeepe
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q56313186]]"
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