Of the Yugoslav army, Nato now agrees the figure for the number of soldiers killed is around 500 despite insisting before the peace agreement it was 5,000. The number of civilians is thought to have been around 1,700 killed and Serbia's infrastructure is severely damaged affecting the Serbian population possibly for years to come. There is some suspicion that Nato's figures were just plain propaganda to bring public opinion round to supporting a ground invasion of Kosovo. Nato was not able to deliver the quick clean blow to settle the affair. However despite the immense damage caused to both sides of the Kosovo argument, the politicians claimed success and Nato will be used again.
All warfare is based on deception.