The Battle of Lapušnik (

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: ''Battle of Gryka e Llapushnikut'') took place in Llapushnik, District of Pristina, 1998 during the

Kosovo war The Kosovo War was an armed conflict in Kosovo that started 28 February 1998 and lasted until 11 June 1999. It was fought by the forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (i.e. Serbia and Montenegro), which controlled Kosovo before the war ...

. It lasted 3 days and ended in the Kosovo Liberation Army being victorious against the Yugoslav forces.

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a Kosovo Politician and former founder and leader of the

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recalled it as one of the most fierce battles, saying that the dimensions of frontal fighting in Llapushnik resonated throughout Europe and increased the populations confidence in the strength of the Kosovo Liberation Army with a massive mobilisation.

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