NATO bombings in Yugoslavia, as well as military actions on the territory of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, took place from March 24 to June 10, 1999.

NATO began these actions without UN approval, calling them a "humanitarian intervention," effectively ignoring the UN Charter, which prohibits the use of force without a decision from the UN Security Council unless it is related to self-defense. Thus, de jure international law was violated. According to estimates from the Yugoslav side, up to 5,700 civilians were killed as a result.

Over 78 days of operations, NATO aviation conducted 35,219 sorties, dropping and launching more than 23,000 bombs and missiles. This included the use of 218 sea-launched cruise missiles on 66 targets and 60 air-launched cruise missiles by the Americans, while Britain launched 20 missiles from a submarine.

The first strike destroyed a television center located near the Russian Church of the Holy Trinity. The church sustained serious damage.