Yugoslav Army General Spasoje Smiljanic

Belgrade, March 29 (Tanjug - abridged) - Air force and anti-aircraft defense commander of the Yugoslav Army General Spasoje Smiljanic said at a press conference in Belgrade that the air force and anti-aircraft defense units have, since the beginning of the aggression on March 24, downed seven enemy planes, including one F117A, three helicopters, 30 cruise missiles and three unmanned aircraft.

At the same time, in the criminal attacks from all available means on our country, have been killed seven members of air force and the anti-aircraft defense, 17 have been seriously wounded, and the damage made is estimated at 300 million dollars.

In the attack on the FRY aggressors from 10 countries, NATO members, have used a total of 430 planes of which 330 fighter jets. Also fired were around 400 cruise missiles.

An estimated 1,900 tons of explosives have been dropped on our country.

The downing of the most advanced enemy plane 117A, and the minimal losses in men and arms on our side have given our people new moral strength to fight an overwhelming military power, Smiljanic said.

General Smiljanic then gave his word and that of his fellow combatants that they will defend the country to the last man and that they will remembered with honor in the history of the Serbian and Montenegrin people.