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 Russian troops retreat but some remain;
Belligerents
Russia; Passive participation:; AFRY	NATO United Kingdom; United States; Norway; Passive participation:; KLA (UÇK)
Commanders and leaders
Yuri Baluyevsky ; Yunus-bek Yevkurov ; Nikolai Staskov; Nikolai Ignatov; Viktor Zavarzin	Wesley Clark; Mike Jackson; James Blunt; Hashim Thaçi; Agim Çeku
Strength
206 soldiers and officers Russian Airborne Forces, 15 BTRs, 35 other vehicles	Tank column supported by infantry and combat helicopters, 12,000 approx. in total
Casualties and losses
2 armored personnel carriers, 1 URAL was abandoned during a forced march due to a malfunction	none

The incident at the Pristina airport was a military confrontation between the forces of Russia and NATO on 12 June 1999, following the end of the Kosovo War. Russian troops unexpectedly occupied the airport ahead of a planned NATO deployment, creating a tense stand-off. The conflict was resolved through a peaceful agreement, but also due to the potential threat posed by the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), which opposed the Russian presence and could have escalated the situation further.