A commemorative ceremony is being held today in the village of Doganaj, in Kaçanik, marking the 27th anniversary of the fall of martyrs and civilian victims during the Kosovo War.
The event is organized by the Organization of War Veterans of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), Kaçanik branch, in cooperation with the organizing council and with the support of the local municipality.
Following the memorial gathering, participants are expected to lay flowers at the site where the victims were killed, near the memorial monument, and pay respects at the Martyrs’ Cemetery Complex.
Remembering April 13, 1999
On April 13, 1999, Serbian forces surrounded the Vatë neighborhood and the nearby village of Sllatinë. After intense shelling, they entered the area, looted and burned homes, and killed 13 unarmed Albanian civilians.
The annual commemoration serves to honor the victims and preserve the memory of the events that took place during one of the most difficult periods in Kosovo’s recent history.
