CHAOS IN KOSOVO 53 people injured, 11 KFOR members also injured

(Patria) - The situation in Zvečan has reached a boiling point after the conflict between KFOR members and local Serbs escalated. According to the latest information, there are a large number of injured.

More than 53 people have various types of injuries from stun grenades, tear gas, and beatings, three have been admitted to the hospital, and one person's life is in danger with gunshot wounds, stated Zlatan Elek, director of the Clinical Center in Kosovska Mitrovica.

11 Italians were injured, three of whom are KFOR members with serious bodily injuries, it was announced on Twitter.

11 Italians from KFOR were injured today in the North, three of them seriously (but out of danger of death).

Italians from @NATO_KFOR - otherwise dedicated, long-time guardians of the Visoki Dečani Monastery. https://t.co/MqxrLWDTrH

— Rada Trajkovic (@trajkovic_rada) May 29, 2023

 

In Zvečan, Leposavić, and Zubin Potok, local Serbs are protesting against the new Albanian mayors, elected on April 23. Tensions in northern Kosovo rose on May 26 when the mayors of these three municipalities, with the assistance of the Kosovo Police, entered the municipal buildings.

The international community condemned this action by Kosovo and called on the Kosovo government to avoid "violent entry into municipal buildings.".

The new mayors were elected after the municipal leaders from Lista Srbija – the main party of Serbs in Kosovo – resigned in November last year. Lista Srbija left all Kosovo institutions due to the decision of the Kosovo Government to implement the re-registration process for vehicles with license plates issued in Serbia.

The elections were boycotted by the majority Serb population in the area, who now do not accept the election results, i.e., the new mayors.