The FINANCIAL — Ukrainian members of the international force in Kosovo were wounded in clashes in the north with Serb protesters.
Interior Minister of Ukraine Yuri Lutsenko claimed this to journalists in Symferopol on March 17.
“14 were wounded, one of them is in a grave condition”, Yuri Lutsenko said.
According to him, the wounded Ukrainian peacemaker is transported to a hospital.
“This is a serious state of emergency for us. This happened [with Ukrainian] for the first time in the course of the peacemaking mission at the territory of Kosovo”, he noted.
According to Radio Netherlands, on March 17 Serb demonstrators in Mitrovica in Kosovo have fired on United Nations and NATO peacekeepers. The incidents occurred after UN police ended the occupation by Serbs of a court building in the city. At least 28 UN and NATO peacekeepers have been injured.
The Serbs are protesting against the independence of Kosovo, formerly a province of Serbia. Earlier today about 500 UN officers entered the court building after NATO troops cordoned off the surrounding area.
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