Serb delegation refuses and talks are suspended. NATO authorizes airstrikes. NATO airstrikes begin. Belgrade police shut down the main independent broadcaster in Yugoslavia, B-92 radio, and arrest its chief editor. The pilot of an American F-117A stealth fighter is rescued hours after his plane went down in Yugoslavia.
Officials plead for international help to prevent a humanitarian crisis.
Talks between Russia's prime minister and Milosevic apparently fail to produce a breakthrough that would end NATO attacks on Serb forces. Three captured U.S. soldiers are shown on Serbian television. Tens of thousands of refugees pour out of Kosovo. All rights reserved.