>Unofficially, new elections are mentioned, reports the N1 reporter. The presence of KFOR forces has noticeably increased in Zvečan and Leposavic since this morning.
>
>The Kosovo Police created a cordon to block the approach to Zvečan Municipality for the gathered. With the use of tear gas, they dispersed the gathered citizens, writes KoSSev.
>
>In front of the municipality, shouts were then heard – “Serbia, Serbia”. After the new incident, the former mayor of Zvečan, Dragiša Milović, spoke with one of the police officers, to whom he assured that there would be no riots.
>
>In Leposavic too, barbed wire was placed around the municipal building, and a large number of people gathered in front.
>The US Ambassador to Kosovo, Jeffrey Hovenier, has spoken to the media after the meeting with President Vjosa Osmani.
>
>Hovenier said that the situation is deeply disturbing in the north and said that it is important not to force entry into the facilities of the municipalities in the north.
>
>Hovenier said that he does not know why the two mayors did not participate in the meeting. He said that the invitation went to them.
>The rapporteur for Kosovo in the European Parliament, Viola von Cramon, has called on the Kosovo authorities to withdraw special police units from the north and sit at the negotiation table.
>Protesters in Zubin-Potok have dispersed after the eight-hour protest that started before 7 am.
>
>Protesters have started to leave the facility of the Municipality of Zubin-Potoku, in which there is a large presence of KFOR forces as well as the Special Unit of the Kosovo Police. They warned that they will meet again on Tuesday at the same time.
>Had a phone conversation with the Italian DPM&MFA Antonio Tajani earlier today. We both agreed that the current time calls for the implementation of the Basic Agreement and the situation in the north to be calmed down.
Koha, N1 Serbia, and KoSSev all report:
>The situation in Zvečan escalated, tear gas and shock bombs were thrown, and the crowd retaliated with stones and bottles ([video](https://youtu.be/tDVbIO3ZcUY)).
>It has been proposed to the representatives of the Serbs that the KFOR vehicles in front of the Municipality of Zveçan be replaced with Kosovo Police vehicles.
>
>The KFOR negotiator reported that they talked with the head of the Kosovo Police and that they (Kosovo Police) said that they had an order not to withdraw and stay there. The Serbs did not agree with this.
>The crowd threw stones and bottles at the troops in riot gear who responded with flash bangs and tear gas. The media reported injuries on both sides. A reporter for the Serbian State TV (RTS) said shots were also heard.
>
>The injured were treated at the Health Center in Zvečan, and those with more serious injuries were transported to the hospital in Kosovska Mitrovica.
>
>There were no tensions in Leposavic and Zubin Potok, and the citizens dispersed and announced a new gathering for tomorrow.
>
>KFOR helicopter flies over the area. KoSSev reports that several ambulances passed in both directions between Zvečan and Kosovska Mitrovica during the duration of the incident.
>Despite the calls of KFOR, the protesters in Leposavic have not been dispersed yet.
>
>TIME journalist Valbona Bytyqi has announced that the mayor of this municipality and the MP Salih Zyba have not yet left the municipality building.
>More than 53 people have different types of injuries from shock bombs, tear gas, and blows, three are detained in the hospital, and one person is life-threatening and has gunshot wounds, Zlatan Elek, director of the Clinical Hospital Center in Kosovska Mitrovica, told N1.
>
>One of the Serbian politicians is among the injured, N1 learns.
>Serb illegal structures turned into criminal gangs have attacked Kosovo police, KFOR officers & journalists. These unacceptable acts of violence should be condemned by all. Those who carry out Vucic’s orders to destabilize the north of Kosovo must face justice.
State Secretary in the Ministry of Defense of Serbia Nemanja Starović said that two Serbs were wounded by firearms during the conflict in Zvečan and that the Kosovo police used live ammunition. He said [on Twitter](https://twitter.com/nstarovic/status/1663206198210883584?s=20):
>”Thugs from the so-called Kosovo police fired live ammunition, protesters were injured, and one is in critical condition”.
Serbian President Vucic addressed the public stating:
>We have been saying for months that Kurti has one desire, to cause conflicts in Kosovo, to lead the region to bloodshed, few wanted to hear the truth and to understand the essence of everything that is happening.
I just don’t understand how anyone with internet access can side with Serbs on anything regarding Kosovo.
There is so much going on in Serbia right now, and now this Kosovo thing, too…
But from what I’ve seen any verbal deals/agreements brokered by the EU and the US recently were pretty whimsical at best, build to fail with a “hey, at least we TRIED” sticker slapped on top at worst…
So let me understand it.
Plan was to not vote so as a result only 3% voted.
There is no law to repeat elections etc. in case like this.
Citizens got outplayed by themselves and now they are angry so they decided to injure few peacekeepers?
Nice sh*tshow i must say. I wish some citizens of kosovo could go deep into details of what the f*ck is going on but i guess at the moment they are quite busy.
What a mess.
BUT those who deface NATO with the “Z” are clearly the wrong side.
Some soldiers they are if they’re getting beaten up by civilian protestors
Serbs in the north of Kosovo were sworn in as judges, police officers, members of parliament etc. all voluntarily and without force. Serbian is an official language and these officials conducted their business in the Serbian language without oppression.
“Srpska Lista said mayors of Serb-majority municipalities, councillors,MPs, judges, prosecutors, judicial staff and Kosovo Police officers haveall quit their jobs.”
Also relevant, the dominant Serbian party in Kosovo, Srpska Lista, is fully backed by Vucic and Belgrade and often act on their behalf. The north of Kosovo is rife with crime and was essentially lawless considering they lived tax-free and without paying utilities. Any opposition to Srpska Lista could be met with violence like this Serbian politician was: [https://balkaninsight.com/2022/10/20/kosovo-arrests-serb-suspect-in-oliver-ivanovic-murder-case/](https://balkaninsight.com/2022/10/20/kosovo-arrests-serb-suspect-in-oliver-ivanovic-murder-case/)
The Serbians chose to boycott the election at the command of Serbian president Vucic. They lost. Protesters block the newly-elected mayors’ entry to the municipal buildings. EULEX Italian police officers are attacked and today NATO KFOR members are attacked: [https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/kosovo-police-clash-ethnic-serb-123932628.html](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/kosovo-police-clash-ethnic-serb-123932628.html)
>The tense situation developed after ethnic Albanian mayors took office in northern Kosovo’s Serb majority area after elections the Serbs boycotted.
Hilarious, what did the Serbs think would happen if they boycotted the elections?
I don’t know much about the situation, but if I had to guess, serbs are victims again,right?
BREAKING: 41 NATO KFOR soldiers have been injured after clashes with Serbs in Zvečan, northern Kosovo today, Sources say – ANSA
41 of which 11 Italians. Literally that means the score is Serbia vs Italy 4 – 0 and Serbia vs NATO 3 – 0. Let’s hope the taut situation will be de-escalated quickly. But I doubt, you know KFOR isn’t a peacekeeping force.
elections should be repeated tbh.
Niko nesme da vas bije 0.2
This whole shitshow is a result of serbian president Vucic trying to let kosovo take full control without angering the serbian population more than necessary.
Im gonna try to be objective here. To anyone wondering why Serbs didnt vote. serbian officials told them not to because they want autonomy from kosovo, which kosovo will only allow if Preshevo valley gets its autonomy in serbia. This is most likely a conspiracy for vucic to create an expected outcome, with albanians voting Albanian mayors into office, to distract Belgrade from the current protests against the school shootings.
Serbia did a similar thing last year, amassing a serbian troop close to kosovo and claimed that Albanians would commit a terrorist attack (false flag?) operation to distract them from their Poisoning of the Nishava river, which killed serbs in the process. Basically, if something unexplably stupid happens in the serbian side of kosovo, it is often because the Serbian state did something and needs a distraction.
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Live Thread:
Kosovo’s Koha Ditore [reports](https://www.koha.net/en/arboretum/379484/the-mayors-of-the-northern-municipalities-meet-with-the-Hovenian-ambassador-at-09%3A00/):
>The ambassador of the United States of America in Kosovo, Jeffrey Hovenier, will meet the mayors of the northern municipalities at 09:00 AM.
CNN affiliate N1 Serbia [reports](https://n1info-rs.translate.goog/vesti/pojacano-prisustvo-kfor-u-zvecanu-i-leposavicu-hovenijer-pozvao-na-sastanak/?_x_tr_sl=sr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=sr&_x_tr_pto=wapp):
>Unofficially, new elections are mentioned, reports the N1 reporter. The presence of KFOR forces has noticeably increased in Zvečan and Leposavic since this morning.
>
>The Kosovo Police created a cordon to block the approach to Zvečan Municipality for the gathered. With the use of tear gas, they dispersed the gathered citizens, writes KoSSev.
>
>In front of the municipality, shouts were then heard – “Serbia, Serbia”. After the new incident, the former mayor of Zvečan, Dragiša Milović, spoke with one of the police officers, to whom he assured that there would be no riots.
>
>In Leposavic too, barbed wire was placed around the municipal building, and a large number of people gathered in front.
Kosovo’s Koha Ditore [reports](https://www.koha.net/en/arboretum/379484/the-mayors-of-the-northern-municipalities-meet-with-the-Hovenian-ambassador-at-09%3A00/):
>The US Ambassador to Kosovo, Jeffrey Hovenier, has spoken to the media after the meeting with President Vjosa Osmani.
>
>Hovenier said that the situation is deeply disturbing in the north and said that it is important not to force entry into the facilities of the municipalities in the north.
>
>Hovenier said that he does not know why the two mayors did not participate in the meeting. He said that the invitation went to them.
Kosovo’s Koha Ditore [reports](https://www.koha.net/en/arboretum/379506/von-cramon-the-Kosovo-government-is-taking-a-lot-of-risks%2C-the-situation-is>Both-resolved-through-dialogue/):
>The rapporteur for Kosovo in the European Parliament, Viola von Cramon, has called on the Kosovo authorities to withdraw special police units from the north and sit at the negotiation table.
N1 Serbia [reports](https://n1info-rs.translate.goog/vesti/pojacano-prisustvo-kfor-u-zvecanu-i-leposavicu-hovenijer-pozvao-na-sastanak/?_x_tr_sl=sr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=sr&_x_tr_pto=wapp) that KFOR issued a statement to the media saying:
>Media reports of a meeting with Goran Rakic are unfounded, as are allegations that the KFOR Commander made any warning of a shooting in Zvečan.
KFOR published a statement [on Twitter](https://twitter.com/NATO_KFOR/status/1663110230815776768?s=20), and part of it is:
>We call on all sides to refrain from actions that could inflame tensions or cause escalation.
Kosovo’s Koha Ditore [reports](https://www.koha.net/en/arboretum/379483/protestors-are-broadcast-live-in-Zubin-Potok/):
>Protesters in Zubin-Potok have dispersed after the eight-hour protest that started before 7 am.
>
>Protesters have started to leave the facility of the Municipality of Zubin-Potoku, in which there is a large presence of KFOR forces as well as the Special Unit of the Kosovo Police. They warned that they will meet again on Tuesday at the same time.
Kosovo PM Albin Kurti stated [on Twitter](https://twitter.com/albinkurti/status/1663156246919225345?s=20):
>Had a phone conversation with the Italian DPM&MFA Antonio Tajani earlier today. We both agreed that the current time calls for the implementation of the Basic Agreement and the situation in the north to be calmed down.
Koha, N1 Serbia, and KoSSev all report:
>The situation in Zvečan escalated, tear gas and shock bombs were thrown, and the crowd retaliated with stones and bottles ([video](https://youtu.be/tDVbIO3ZcUY)).
Kosovo’s Koha Ditore [added](https://www.koha.net/en/arboretum/379483/protestors-are-broadcast-live-in-Zubin-Potok/):
>It has been proposed to the representatives of the Serbs that the KFOR vehicles in front of the Municipality of Zveçan be replaced with Kosovo Police vehicles.
>
>The KFOR negotiator reported that they talked with the head of the Kosovo Police and that they (Kosovo Police) said that they had an order not to withdraw and stay there. The Serbs did not agree with this.
N1 Serbia [added](https://n1info-rs.translate.goog/vesti/pojacano-prisustvo-kfor-u-zvecanu-i-leposavicu-hovenijer-pozvao-na-sastanak/?_x_tr_sl=sr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=sr&_x_tr_pto=wapp):
>The crowd threw stones and bottles at the troops in riot gear who responded with flash bangs and tear gas. The media reported injuries on both sides. A reporter for the Serbian State TV (RTS) said shots were also heard.
>
>The injured were treated at the Health Center in Zvečan, and those with more serious injuries were transported to the hospital in Kosovska Mitrovica.
>
>There were no tensions in Leposavic and Zubin Potok, and the citizens dispersed and announced a new gathering for tomorrow.
>
>KFOR helicopter flies over the area. KoSSev reports that several ambulances passed in both directions between Zvečan and Kosovska Mitrovica during the duration of the incident.
Kosovo’s Koha Ditore [reports](https://www.koha.net/en/arboretum/379483/live-tensions-in-Zvecan%2C-a-police-car-burns-and-gunshots-are-heard/):
>Despite the calls of KFOR, the protesters in Leposavic have not been dispersed yet.
>
>TIME journalist Valbona Bytyqi has announced that the mayor of this municipality and the MP Salih Zyba have not yet left the municipality building.
CNN affiliate N1 Serbia [reports](https://n1info-rs.translate.goog/vesti/pojacano-prisustvo-kfor-u-zvecanu-i-leposavicu-hovenijer-pozvao-na-sastanak/?_x_tr_sl=sr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=sr&_x_tr_pto=wapp):
>More than 53 people have different types of injuries from shock bombs, tear gas, and blows, three are detained in the hospital, and one person is life-threatening and has gunshot wounds, Zlatan Elek, director of the Clinical Hospital Center in Kosovska Mitrovica, told N1.
>
>One of the Serbian politicians is among the injured, N1 learns.
Kosovo’s president blamed Serbs [on Twitter](https://twitter.com/VjosaOsmaniPRKS/status/1663218288011124740?s=20):
>Serb illegal structures turned into criminal gangs have attacked Kosovo police, KFOR officers & journalists. These unacceptable acts of violence should be condemned by all. Those who carry out Vucic’s orders to destabilize the north of Kosovo must face justice.
State Secretary in the Ministry of Defense of Serbia Nemanja Starović said that two Serbs were wounded by firearms during the conflict in Zvečan and that the Kosovo police used live ammunition. He said [on Twitter](https://twitter.com/nstarovic/status/1663206198210883584?s=20):
>”Thugs from the so-called Kosovo police fired live ammunition, protesters were injured, and one is in critical condition”.
He also claimed that [this picture](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FxToUXmXwAY6UYV?format=jpg&name=small) is the proof that “the Serbs were largely sitting prior to the attack by KFOR”, in another post [on Twitter](https://twitter.com/nstarovic/status/1663209777453776896?s=20).
Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo Besnik Bisljimi said that “the elected mayors can only fulfill their obligations from municipal buildings”, Radio Free Europe reports. On the other hand, US ambassador in Prishtina said “we believe it is not necessary for elected mayors to work every day from those facilities”, media [reported](https://n1info-rs.translate.goog/vesti/pojacano-prisustvo-kfor-u-zvecanu-i-leposavicu-hovenijer-pozvao-na-sastanak/?_x_tr_sl=sr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=sr&_x_tr_pto=wapp).
The Serb attack on KFOR members was denounced by the highest-ranking foreign officials. According to certain media, once the Serbs did not agree to the demands, KFOR requested them to disperse anyhow, after which KFOR began breaking up the protests.According to the Italian newspaper [La Repubblica](https://www-repubblica-it.translate.goog/esteri/2023/05/29/news/kosovo_kfor_interviene_manifestanti_serbi_zvecan-402390137/?_x_tr_sl=it&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=sr&_x_tr_pto=wapp), 11 Italians were among the 41 KFOR soldiers that suffered injuries. Journalists of Serbian and Albanian descent are among those hurt. The demonstrators were [accused](https://twitter.com/nickabbottfcdo/status/1663215886444945409?s=20) for it by the British ambassador in Kosovo.
Serbian President Vucic addressed the public stating:
>We have been saying for months that Kurti has one desire, to cause conflicts in Kosovo, to lead the region to bloodshed, few wanted to hear the truth and to understand the essence of everything that is happening.
The German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle [explains](https://www.dw.com/en/kosovo-nato-led-troops-injured-as-serbs-protest-new-mayors/a-65764001) more about how we got into this situation.
For now, 2 Serbs are wounded from shooting, one is in critical condition
There was reports that 4 Serbs died but that was fake information
3% of the population voted, thats democracy. Thanks KFOR for enforcing the sanctity of democratic principles
That’s what Serbian boycott brought
This account has a lot of videos from the streets:
https://twitter.com/PalubeMali/status/1663207519177646080
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I just don’t understand how anyone with internet access can side with Serbs on anything regarding Kosovo.
There is so much going on in Serbia right now, and now this Kosovo thing, too…
But from what I’ve seen any verbal deals/agreements brokered by the EU and the US recently were pretty whimsical at best, build to fail with a “hey, at least we TRIED” sticker slapped on top at worst…
So let me understand it.
Plan was to not vote so as a result only 3% voted.
There is no law to repeat elections etc. in case like this.
Citizens got outplayed by themselves and now they are angry so they decided to injure few peacekeepers?
Nice sh*tshow i must say. I wish some citizens of kosovo could go deep into details of what the f*ck is going on but i guess at the moment they are quite busy.
What a mess.
BUT those who deface NATO with the “Z” are clearly the wrong side.
Some soldiers they are if they’re getting beaten up by civilian protestors
Serbs in the north of Kosovo were sworn in as judges, police officers, members of parliament etc. all voluntarily and without force. Serbian is an official language and these officials conducted their business in the Serbian language without oppression.
They chose to resign after the license plate debacle: [https://balkaninsight.com/2022/11/05/serbs-stage-mass-resignation-from-kosovo-state-institutions/](https://balkaninsight.com/2022/11/05/serbs-stage-mass-resignation-from-kosovo-state-institutions/)
“Srpska Lista said mayors of Serb-majority municipalities, councillors,MPs, judges, prosecutors, judicial staff and Kosovo Police officers haveall quit their jobs.”
Also relevant, the dominant Serbian party in Kosovo, Srpska Lista, is fully backed by Vucic and Belgrade and often act on their behalf. The north of Kosovo is rife with crime and was essentially lawless considering they lived tax-free and without paying utilities. Any opposition to Srpska Lista could be met with violence like this Serbian politician was: [https://balkaninsight.com/2022/10/20/kosovo-arrests-serb-suspect-in-oliver-ivanovic-murder-case/](https://balkaninsight.com/2022/10/20/kosovo-arrests-serb-suspect-in-oliver-ivanovic-murder-case/)
The Serbians chose to boycott the election at the command of Serbian president Vucic. They lost. Protesters block the newly-elected mayors’ entry to the municipal buildings. EULEX Italian police officers are attacked and today NATO KFOR members are attacked: [https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/kosovo-police-clash-ethnic-serb-123932628.html](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/kosovo-police-clash-ethnic-serb-123932628.html)
Edit: Here, Serbian protesters are seen throwing grenades at the police: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3djo74_KmXU
What bloody f*cking mess that riot was wtf
[https://twitter.com/evropaelire/status/1663235168042115072](https://twitter.com/evropaelire/status/1663235168042115072)
Serbia needs to be sanctioned by the EU. They are russias lapdog.
[https://twitter.com/samodejo01/status/1663211194621079554](https://twitter.com/samodejo01/status/1663211194621079554)
Here’s how it started.
I njih cemo na kurac
>The tense situation developed after ethnic Albanian mayors took office in northern Kosovo’s Serb majority area after elections the Serbs boycotted.
Hilarious, what did the Serbs think would happen if they boycotted the elections?
I don’t know much about the situation, but if I had to guess, serbs are victims again,right?
BREAKING: 41 NATO KFOR soldiers have been injured after clashes with Serbs in Zvečan, northern Kosovo today, Sources say – ANSA
41 of which 11 Italians. Literally that means the score is Serbia vs Italy 4 – 0 and Serbia vs NATO 3 – 0. Let’s hope the taut situation will be de-escalated quickly. But I doubt, you know KFOR isn’t a peacekeeping force.
elections should be repeated tbh.
Niko nesme da vas bije 0.2
This whole shitshow is a result of serbian president Vucic trying to let kosovo take full control without angering the serbian population more than necessary.
Im gonna try to be objective here. To anyone wondering why Serbs didnt vote. serbian officials told them not to because they want autonomy from kosovo, which kosovo will only allow if Preshevo valley gets its autonomy in serbia. This is most likely a conspiracy for vucic to create an expected outcome, with albanians voting Albanian mayors into office, to distract Belgrade from the current protests against the school shootings.
Serbia did a similar thing last year, amassing a serbian troop close to kosovo and claimed that Albanians would commit a terrorist attack (false flag?) operation to distract them from their Poisoning of the Nishava river, which killed serbs in the process. Basically, if something unexplably stupid happens in the serbian side of kosovo, it is often because the Serbian state did something and needs a distraction.