Battle of Podujevo

Battle of Podujevo
Part of the Kosovo War
Date23–27 December 1998
Location
Result

Yugoslav victory

  • Yugoslav forces capture Podujevo
  • Llapashtica remained under KLA control
Belligerents
 Yugoslavia Kosovo Liberation Army
Commanders and leaders
Sreten Lukić
Vlastimir Đorđević
Janko Lazarević
Kadri Kastrati
Units involved
Special Anti-Terrorist Unit
5th Novi Sad batalion
Shala Operational Zone
Strength
250 policemen
13+ armored vehicles
T-55 and M-84 tanks
25 militants
Casualties and losses
1 killed
6 wounded
2 APC's destroyed
10 killed

The Battle of Podujevo (Albanian: Beteja e Tabeve te Llapashticës; Serbian: Битка код Подујева, Bitka kod Podujeva) was fought in the Kosovo War between the Yugoslav Special Anti-Terrorist Unit and KLA insurgents in the village of Llapashtica e Epërme in the municipality of Podujevo. These events started after the death of a policeman who was killed by KLA militants in the area.