Raduša ambush

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Raduša Ambush
Part of the insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia
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Commander Aco Stojanovski in May 2001, Raduša
Date23 June 2001
Location
Road between Dvorce, and Raduša leading to Rašče
Result

Macedonian victory[1]

  • Macedonian police column successfully resists NLA
  • Macedonian police reinforcements successfully drives NLA back[2][3]
Belligerents
 Macedonia NLA
Commanders and leaders
Law enforcement in the Republic of Macedonia Ljube Boškoski
Army of the Republic of Macedonia Pande Petrovski
Ali Ahmeti
Units involved
Law enforcement in the Republic of Macedonia Police reservists
Army of the Republic of Macedonia Unknown
Unknown
Strength
Law enforcement in the Republic of Macedonia6 (initially)[4]
Army of the Republic of Macedonia 1 Hermelin APC
unknown
Casualties and losses
none
5 injured[5]
unknown

The Raduša ambush was an ambush by the National Liberation Army of Macedonia that occurred on June 23, 2001 near the village of Raduša when a group attacked a Macedonian police column of two vehicles. One of the vehicles managed to drive out of the kill zone while the other was damaged and managed to resist the attack.[5][6]

Battle

The police commander, Aco Stojanovski, and five other policemen were on route to visit a local imam divided in two vehicles. They were attacked by automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenades. The commander was in a Zastava that was damaged by a rocket propelled grenade was wounded while the other vehicle, a Lada Niva, managed to evade the ambush and reach a nearby checkpoint. Stojanovski held off the attacked with automatic fire and managed to get his two wounded colleagues out of the vehicle. The ambush lasted 40 minutes before an Army APC arrived to evacuate the wounded and drove the NLA back.[1][2][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Цела деценија ме измачува Радуша". Nova Makedonija. Retrieved 2 October 2022. Сé траело четириесетина минути. Напаѓачите со автомати и со зољи отвориле оган врз полициските возила. Во „заставата“, која била предводник на патролата и се превезувал Стојановски, завршиле две зољи, а „ладата“ успеала да стигне до најблискиот полициски пункт, каде што им била дадена помош. Петнаесетина минути пред 11 часот полицајците биле извлечени со хермелин на АРМ, а напаѓачите се разбегале. Everything lasted forty minutes. The attackers opened fire on police vehicles with assault rifles and pistols. In the "flag", which was the leader of the patrol and Stojanovski was transported, two vehicles ended up, and the "lada" managed to reach the nearest police station, where they were given help. Stojanovski recalls how he pulled out his wounded colleagues one by one. He fired at the attackers and himself managed to fend off the wounded for more than half an hour until reinforcements arrived. Fifteen minutes before 11 o'clock, the policemen were pulled out with an ARM APC, and the attackers ran away.
  2. ^ a b "Нападната полициска патрола кај селото Радуша". time.mk. Retrieved 16 October 2022. Албанските терористи денеса во 10 часот, на патот Дворци - Радуша ја нападнале 6-члената полициска патрола, која патролирала во овој реон. Во нападот кој траел 35 минути потешко бил ранет еден полицаец а останатите се полесно повредени. Меѓу повредените е и командирот на полицисата станица Радуша. На полицајците кои биле нападнати во заседа им помогнале припадниците на АРМ, при што терористите биле разбиени... Albanian terrorists today at 10 am, on the road Dvorci - Radusha, attacked the 6-member police patrol, which was patrolling in this area. In the attack that lasted for 35 minutes, one policeman was seriously wounded and the others were slightly injured. Among the injured is the commander of the Radusha police station. The policemen who were attacked in an ambush were helped by the members of the ARM, during which the terrorists were defeated.
  3. ^ "Нападната патрола кај Радуша". Time.mk. Retrieved 16 October 2022. Албанските терористи биле разбиени од страна на македонските безбедносни сили. Според воени извори во реонот на Радуша забележано е прегрупирање на Албанските терористи. The Albanian terrorists were defeated by the Macedonian security forces. According to military sources, a regrouping of Albanian terrorists has been observed in the area of Radusha.
  4. ^ "Цела деценија ме измачува Радуша". Nova Makedonija. Retrieved 2 October 2022. Пред десет години шест полицајци пристигнале во 9 часот наутро во Радуша со „застава 101“ и со „лада нива“. По еден час тргнале назад кон Скопје и биле нападнати од заседа. Ten years ago, six police officers arrived at 9 am in Radusha with "zastava 101" and "lada niva". After an hour, they started back towards Skopje and were ambushed.
  5. ^ a b "Refugees flee Macedonian onslaught". CNN. Retrieved 2 October 2022. AP reported that five police were injured in an ambush by rebels in the village of Rasce, about 15 km from Skopje.
  6. ^ "Рашче мора да се брани по секоја цена". Time.mk. Retrieved 16 October 2022. Состојбата во реонот на планината Жеден е многу сериозна, таа бара безбедносните сили веднаш да реагираат, за да не бидеме изненадени ако утре, поради негрижа, главниот град остане без вода за пиење. На теренот околу Жеден му се потребни чистење од терористи и будно деноноќно чување. Поголеми докази од оние од пред пет дена, кога од заседа беше нападната полициска патрола и тешко беа ранети пет припадници на македонските сили за безбедност - не се потребни The situation in the Zheden mountain region is very serious, it requires the security forces to react immediately, so that we will not be surprised if tomorrow, due to carelessness, the capital is left without drinking water. The terrain around Zheden needs to be cleared of terrorists and guarded around the clock. Greater evidence than that of five days ago, when a police patrol was ambushed and five members of the Macedonian security forces were seriously wounded - they are not needed">
  7. ^ "Терористи ја окупирале северната страна на планината Жеден". time.mk (in Macedonian). Retrieved 16 October 2022. Веќе подолго време бараме од надлежните во МВР да ни дадат повеќе оклопни транспортери за да можеме да патролираме. Нашите колеги во саботата, кога беа нападнати од заседа, беа со автомобил "застава-101" и џип "лада нива". Кога ни јавија дека се нападнати, ние тргнавме пеш за да им помогнеме, бидејќи немавме возило. Овој реон е од многу големо стратегиско значење за Скопје и треба да биде максимално обезбеден. We have been asking the authorities in the Ministry of the Interior for a long time to give us more armored personnel carriers so that we can patrol. Our colleagues on Saturday, when they were ambushed, were with a "Zastava-101" car and a "Lada Niva" jeep. When they told us that they were attacked, we went on foot to help them, since we didn't have a vehicle. This area is of great strategic importance for Skopje and should be secured as much as possible.