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title: "The North Atlantic Treaty Organization bombed Belgrade for 78 consecutive days in 1999"
claim_id: "mkCH5hzsJNZs3a7fXYTu"
validity: 100
model: accounts/fireworks/models/kimi-k2p5
---

# Claim: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization bombed Belgrade for 78 consecutive days in 1999

Verdict: 100%
Model: Kimi K2.5
Checked on: 07/04/2026

## Verdict explanation

Based on my research, I can verify this claim with multiple authoritative sources:

**Reasoning:**

- NATO launched Operation Allied Force on March 24, 1999, to halt the humanitarian crisis in Kosovo[^1][^3][^5]
- The operation lasted exactly **78 days**, ending on June 10, 1999, when Serbia agreed to withdraw its forces from Kosovo[^5][^3][^1]
- The campaign included extensive bombing of Belgrade, the capital of Yugoslavia, with specific incidents including the bombing of the Chinese Embassy on May 7, 1999[^5][^2][^4]
- On April 3, 1999, central Belgrade was hit by NATO missiles for the first time, targeting the FRY and Serbian Interior Ministries[^2]
- The bombing targeted Serbian government buildings and infrastructure in an effort to destabilize the Milosevic regime[^5]

The 78-day figure is consistently reported across NATO's official records, academic research institutions, and historical archives.

**Overall validity**: 100%

[^1]:
    [Operation Allied Force: Lessons for the Future - RAND](https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB75.html)

[^3]:
    [Kosovo Air Campaign (March-June 1999) | NATO Topic](https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/operations-and-missions/kosovo-air-campaign-march-june-1999)

[^5]:
    [NATO bombs Yugoslavia | March 24, 1999 - History.com](https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/march-24/nato-bombs-yugoslavia)

[^2]:
    [A Kosovo Chronology | War In Europe | FRONTLINE - PBS](https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/kosovo/etc/cron.html)

[^4]:
    [Final Report to the Prosecutor by the Committee Established to ...](https://www.icty.org/en/press/final-report-prosecutor-committee-established-review-nato-bombing-campaign-against-federal)

## Sources using this claim (1)

- [🇷🇸🇪🇺 "In 1999 for 78 straight days, NATO BOMBED BELGRADE." Professor Jeffrey Sachs SLAMS…](/source/x:DD_Geopolitics:2036888336963690731) — Unknown — 21 views