In the summer of 1995, while the world’s eyes were fixed on Srebrenica and Sarajevo, the small Drina River city of Goražde faced its own Armageddon.
Goražde, summer '95 – a masterclass in survival against all odds.
When the world finally sent planes (not troops, just planes), the Serb tanks pulled back. Goražde breathed.
Today, the Drina flows green again. But every bridge in town is a memorial.
July 1995. The hills around Goražde were on fire.
🕊️ Remembering the defenders and civilians who endured 1,370 days of siege. 🇧🇦
We talk about the wars of the 1990s as a tragedy of inaction. Goražde is the exception that proves the rule:
