Ranilug incident (1999)

Ranilug incident
	Part of The Aftermath of the Kosovo War
Date	6 September 1999
Location	Near Ranilug, Kosovo
Result	Russian/KFOR victory All 3 gunmen are killed;
Belligerents
Kosovo Force Russia; ;	Serbian gunmen
Commanders and leaders
Unknown; ;	Unorganized
Strength
1 Patrol; ;	3 armed gunmen
Casualties and losses
None; ;	All 3 killed
	1 civilian killed and 2 injured

42°46′N 20°49′E / 42.767°N 20.817°E / 42.767; 20.817

The Ranilug incident was a confrontation which occurred on 6 September 1999 between Russian Kosovo Force (KFOR) peacekeepers and Serbian gunmen who had attacked a vehicle with Albanian civilians, near the village of Ranilug.

Russian troops shot and killed three Serbian gunmen. One of the occupants in the vehicle was also killed by the gunmen. At the time, it was the bloodiest incident since the entry of KFOR into Kosovo following the end of the Kosovo War.

^ Holley, David (7 September 1999). "Russian Troops Responding to Attack Kill 3 Serbs:Kosovo: Gunmen firing at Albanians were slain when they shot at peacekeepers, officials say". Los Angeles Times.

[latimes-1] Holley, David (7 September 1999). "Russian Troops Responding to Attack Kill 3 Serbs:Kosovo: Gunmen firing at Albanians were slain when they shot at peacekeepers, officials say". Los Angeles Times.

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