The army then shelled Vaksince, hitting some houses in the village. Later today, Defense Ministry spokesman Georgi Trendafilov said the army was monitoring the situation in northern Macedonia and remained on alert. After 12 midnight and during the morning hours, there was some gunfire. The population is very worried about this. But now everything is normal and people can come and go.
Besieged villagers say the offensive has destroyed homes and livestock.
Arif Isufi, a resident of Orizare, called yesterday's offensive one of the hardest days in recent weeks. Five houses were shelled. There were many wounded civilians. Many houses were destroyed and animals were also killed. Yesterday was the most difficult day.