Balkan Wars

Wars in the Balkans from 1912 to 1913

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January 3 2025 Bratislav Živković was killed by Ukrainian forces during the Kursk offensive.
2018 Serb paramilitary chief Bratislav Zivkovic was arrested in Serbia for joining the separatist movement in Ukraine.
June 2018 Ukraine's General Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into 54 suspected members of a pro-Russian foreign legion, including six Serbs who had fought in Ukraine and later in Syria.
2017 Bratislav Zivkovic was banned from Romania for 15 years after spying on NATO bases.
November 2017 Ukrainian ambassador in Serbia Oleksandr Aleksandrovych stated that approximately 300 Serbs were operating in Ukraine, warning that suspicious Serb tourists would be halted at the border and potentially arrested.
August 2014 Chetniks reportedly killed 23 Ukrainian soldiers and destroyed a significant amount of armored vehicles during clashes with the Ukrainian army in eastern Ukraine.
March 2014 Serb volunteers calling themselves Chetniks, led by Bratislav Živković, travelled to Sevastopol in Crimea to support the pro-Russian side during the Crimean crisis, citing 'common Slavic blood and Orthodox faith'.

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