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Torchlight

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1. No. Not really. In fact, not at all

Reply to WarGamer (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 01:31 PM

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Independent infrastructure damage tallies (like those in the Wikipedia aftermath summary) list 82 bridges damaged and 38 destroyed, out of many more in the country, far short of 70% of all road bridges nationwide.

It’s more accurate to say that NATO caused significant damage to Yugoslavia’s infrastructure, including bridges and power systems, but the specific figures “70% of road bridges” are not reliably documented by objective sources.

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In 1999 The US and NATO knocked out 70% of power plants in Serbia with "soft bombs" [View all] WarGamer Yesterday OP

No. Not really. In fact, not at all Torchlight Yesterday #1

Did you read the OP? WarGamer Yesterday #2

Objective sources (key word: objective-- that being non-editorial) Torchlight Yesterday #3

Here comes the "well, we've done it before" whataboutism with a dose of hopium. BannonsLiver Yesterday #4

Like clockwork. Kingofalldems Yesterday #5

Indeed. The plebs must be chastened. BannonsLiver Yesterday #7

Serbia is tiny compared to Iran -misanthroptimist Yesterday #6