Half a year before the first NATO bombs, the war at Ko\u0161are began with the blood of five Serbian soldiers in an ambush by terrorists. Among them was nineteen-year-old Vladimir Radoi\u010di\u0107, a young man who told his uncle in America that Serbia was the only country where he could live. Killed on his first border patrol, Vladimir became the face of a struggle that continues to this day \u2013 the one for the truth about heroes whom the perpetrators robbed in front of cameras, and for whose deaths no one has yet been held accountable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vladimir Radoi\u010di\u0107, a hero of Ko\u0161are, was born on March 23, 1979, in Belgrade. After finishing elementary school, he enrolled in training to become an auto mechanic. He developed a love for engines, which became his preoccupation and passion. Alongside school, he also devoted great attention to his family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He especially loved his sister Jelena, who was five years younger. She was born as the third child thanks to Vladimir, who, in addition to a younger brother, wanted to have a sister with whom he got along as if they were one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After finishing high school, Vladimir rejected an invitation from his uncle in America, saying that he would not flee Serbia and that Serbia was the only country where he could live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He went to serve his mandatory military service in a reconnaissance-sabotage unit in Ni\u0161 on June 23, 1998, at the age of 19. After a little more than two months, he was reassigned to the Ko\u0161are border post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n