The Kosovo Police announced that on Saturday, November 1, it received information indicating that members of the Serbian Gendarmerie allegedly illegally entered Kosovo’s territory, where they abducted and wounded a Kosovar Serb citizen in the Leposaviq area.
Cross-Border Intrusion and Abduction
According to initial investigations, masked individuals are suspected of crossing from Serbia into Kosovo, where they shot and abducted the victim before transporting him to the city of Niš, Serbia.
The Kosovo Police stated that the incident occurred within Kosovo’s territory, near the so-called “zero point”, a contested border area between Kosovo and Serbia. Authorities have already launched an investigation in cooperation with KFOR (the NATO peacekeeping mission in Kosovo) and the Basic Prosecution Office in Mitrovica.
Official Police Statement
“On November 1, 2025, Kosovo Police received information that a person (M.V.), a citizen of the Republic of Kosovo of Serbian ethnicity, was allegedly injured and abducted inside the territory of the Republic of Kosovo by members of the Serbian Gendarmerie,” the official statement reads.
The Kosovo Police Directorate for the Investigation of Organized and Serious Crime has already interviewed witnesses, who confirmed that several masked men entered Kosovo’s territory, wounded the victim, and took him across the border. According to testimonies, the abductors later transported the victim by ambulance toward Niš, Serbia.
Kosovo Authorities Condemn the Violation
Kosovo Police emphasized its commitment to professionalism and legality, stressing that all actions are being carried out in full coordination with KFOR, judicial institutions, and relevant agencies.
This incident adds to the growing tensions in northern Kosovo, where Serbian security forces have repeatedly been accused of provocative incursions, intimidation, and undermining Kosovo’s sovereignty.
