Russian peacekeepers in the Balkans. Vdovin A.V.

The book tells about the participation of divisions of Russian airborne troops in operations in the territory of the former Republic of Yugoslavia as part of international peacekeeping forces in the 1990s and early 2000s. The origins and causes of the military conflict in this country, the goals of the armed intervention of NATO countries and their discrepancy with the position of the Russian Federation are considered and analyzed. The book is written on the basis of archival materials, military analytical publications, as well as personal The author’s experience (in 1999-2000 he was the commander of the 5th parachute company in the base area of ​​the Vukosavtsy Bosnia and Herzegovina) and the memoirs of the participants in the events.