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1991 Siege of Kijevo

1991 Siege of Kijevo was a siege conducted in 1991 at Kijevo, in what is now Croatia. It was part of the Croatian War of Independence, which ran from 1991 to 1995. The recorded result: Yugoslav People's Army victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 58 policemen.

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Fought1991
WhereKijevo, Croatia43.979N, 16.351E
OutcomeYugoslav People's Army victory
BelligerentsYugoslavia; SAO KrajinaagainstCroatia
Casualties and lossesUnknownand20 captured; 2 wounded
Part ofCroatian War of Independence1991 to 1995

Where it sits in the Croatian War of Independence

Pakrac clash, 19911991 Siege of Kijevo, 1991Battle of Borovo Selo, 1991Battle of Glina, 1991Battle of Osijek, 1991Battle of Vukovar, 1991Battle of Gospić, 1991Battle of Kusonje, 1991Battle of the Barracks, 1991Siege of Bjelovar Barracks, 1991Siege of Varaždin Barracks, 1991Battle of Šibenik, 1991Battle of Zadar, 1991Siege of Dubrovnik, 1991Operation Swath-10, 1991Battle of the Dalmatian channels, 1991199119911991 Siege of Kijevo, 1991
16 placed engagements of the Croatian War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1991 (year precision)
to 26 August 1991
PlaceKijevo, Croatia
43.979N, 16.351E
KindSiege, Cold War
StrengthUnknown58 policemen
Casualties and lossesUnknown20 captured; 2 wounded
Commanders
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1991 Siege of Kijevo is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 99 in present-day Croatia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16858348, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kijevo, revision 1379282346, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.