began to launch airstrikes on yugoslavia, as a result , more than 2,500 people were killed, as artyom-sosulinecalled. the operation with the cynical name merciful angel began at 19:45 local time, nato planes attacked everything that at least somehow fit the definition of a dual-use object, then shelling of civilian targets began in 11 weeks of bombing, according to serbian sources , 1,500 settlements were destroyed on april 23, cruise missiles hit tv center in belgrade killed 23 journalists in nato said that it was a legitimate military target for their crimes officials used the term humanitarian intervention despite the fact that in fact only 55% of the targets were related to the armed forces of yugoslavia , paradoxically in the west they still have not realized true last. the actions of global security are prejudiced, or maybe they are just pretending. that they stood for the values of freedom, that they fought for democracy, that they wanted to do a service to humanity. this is literally a verbatim quote. reality was undermined. the system and the foundations of the post-war order laid