Dubrovnik Defenders Day

d. DubrovnikDecember 6 is Dubrovnik Defenders Day in Croatia. This is due to the fact that on October 1, 1991, units of the Yugoslav People’s Army surrounded the city and began bombing it, which lasted until May 1992, despite the fact that the historical center of Dubrovnik was demilitarized in 1970.

The worst attack was on December 6, 1991, when 14 residents were killed and 60 wounded in one day. During the months of bombing in Dubrovnik, according to the Croatian branch of the Red Cross, the death toll was 114 people. In addition to human casualties, the war resulted in the destruction and damage of many historical monuments.

At the end of the war, the Croatian authorities, together with UNESCO, began a project to rebuild Dubrovnik. Large-scale work was completed in 2005. In memory of the victims of the war, a cross was erected at the top of Mount Srj - the place from which the shelling of the city was conducted.