Sarajevo today celebrates its city day, commemorating April 6, 1945, the day of liberation from fascism, as well as April 6, 1992, when the four-year siege of the city began during the aggression against Bosnia and Herzegovina, lasting until November 1995.
The commemoration began with the playing of the national anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina, followed by delegations laying flowers.
Recall that on this day in 1945, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina was liberated from fascist occupation by the NDH regime, and on the same day in 1992, the siege of Sarajevo began.
Sarajevo went 1,425 days without electricity, water, gas, and basic food supplies. During that time, more than 11,000 civilians were killed, including 1,601 children, and over 50,000 citizens of Sarajevo were wounded, either lightly or severely.
It is estimated that nearly 500,000 shells were fired on the city during the siege, with a record 3,777 shells fired on the city on July 22, 1993.