The Kostić family from Retimlje near Orahovac is called the most tragic family in Kosovo. First, Jugoslav Kostić, a night watchman at Orvin, disappeared on July 10, 1998. A week later, after three days of fighting, members of the KLA came down from Mališevo to Orahovac, and on July 18, sometime after midnight, they attacked the Kostić family homes. They first killed 62-year-old farmer Anđelko Kostić on the doorstep. Then all those who were there were captured – including fourteen members of the Kostić family.
One of Anđelko’s sons, Živko, was given two hours to bury his dead father. A coffin was made from two boards and a blanket, and two or three people, under the escort of uniformed KLA members, were taken to the cemetery to dig a grave. The Serbs were then forced to hold the burial, which was conducted without a priest and without other Serbian customs. Afterward, they were returned to the village center and lined up. The women said goodbye to their sons and husbands. The men were loaded onto a truck and taken toward the village of Opteruša. They were never seen again.
Pavle Kostić, son of the murdered Anđelko, who told us this story, was not present during the crime. He was trapped in the village of Zočište because, after returning from work on July 17, he could not get through to his village due to the fighting. Since Retimlje is only three kilometers from Zočište, he listened to the fighting all night. The next day, his mother told him what had happened.
Kostić Dragoljub Saško, Serbian from Orahovac, born 14.01.1976 in Orahovac, kidnapped 17.07.1998 from Orahovac
Kostić Dragoljub Jugoslav, Serbian from Orahovac, born 06.01.1970 in Orahovac, kidnapped 10.07.1998 from Orahovac
Kostić Nikola Mladen, Serbian from Orahovac, born 22.02.1940 in Orahovac, kidnapped 17.07.1998 from Orahovac
Kostić Mladen Nebojša, Serbian from Orahovac, born 12.03.1980 in Orahovac, kidnapped 17.07.1998 from Orahovac, remains handed over 13.10.2006
Kostić Anđelko Živko, Serbian from Orahovac, born 15.05.1976 in Orahovac, kidnapped 17.07.1998 from Orahovac, remains handed over 13.10.2006
Kostić Božidar Lazar, Serbian from Orahovac, born 08.03.1972 in Orahovac, kidnapped 17.07.1998 from Orahovac, remains handed over 13.10.2006
Kostić Božidar Todor, Serbian from Orahovac, born 30.07.1965 in Orahovac, kidnapped 17.07.1998 from Orahovac, remains handed over 13.10.2006
Kostić Dušan Dimitrije, Serbian from Orahovac, born 24.10.1932 in Orahovac, kidnapped 17.07.1998 from Orahovac, remains handed over 13.10.2006
Kostić Dimitrije Miroljub, Serbian from Orahovac, born 28.08.1967 in Orahovac, kidnapped 17.07.1998 from Orahovac, remains handed over 13.10.2006
Kostić Mladen Vitomir, Serbian from Orahovac, born 28.05.1928 in Orahovac, kidnapped 17.07.1998 from Orahovac, remains handed over 13.10.2006
Kostić Dimitrije Vekoslav, Serbian from Orahovac, born 28.10.1958 in Orahovac, kidnapped 17.07.1998 from Orahovac, remains handed over 13.10.2006
Kostić Stajko Svetislav, Serbian from Orahovac, born 02.06.1960 in Orahovac, kidnapped 17.07.1998 from Orahovac, remains handed over 13.10.2006
Kostić Stajko Miodrag, Serbian from Orahovac, born 19.09.1965 in Orahovac, kidnapped 17.07.1998 from Orahovac, remains handed over 13.10.2006
Kostić Stanoje Srećko, Serbian from Orahovac, born 29.01.1974 in Orahovac, kidnapped 17.07.1998 from Orahovac, remains handed over 13.10.2006
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