Incident at Pristina Airport

Incident at Pristina airport
Part of the aftermath of the Kosovo War
Pristina International Airport terminal in 2013
Date 12 June 1999 Location Pristina International Airport, Kosovo, Serbia, Yugoslavia Result NATO–Russian Agreement Russians step down to avoid fighting with the KLA [1]
Belligerents
Russia Passive participation: AFRY	NATO  United Kingdom  United States  Norway Passive participation: KLA (UÇK)
Commanders and leaders
Boris Yeltsin Yunus-bek Yevkurov Nikolai Ignatov Viktor Zavarzin[2]	Wesley Clark Mike Jackson James Blunt Hashim Thaçi Agim Çeku
Strength
206 soldiers and officers Russian Airborne Forces, 15 BTRs, 35 other vehicles[not verified in body]	Tank column supported by infantry and combat helicopters, 12,000 approx. in total[not verified in body]
Casualties and losses
None

A confrontation between Russian forces and NATO forces over the Pristina International Airport occurred on 12 June 1999, in the aftermath of the Kosovo War. Russian troops occupied the airport ahead of a NATO deployment, resulting in a tense stand-off, which was resolved peacefully.