Vladimir Kovačević
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Vladimir Kovačević (born January 15, 1961 in Nikšić, Montenegro) is a Montenegrin Serb soldier who was charged with violation of the laws of war by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for his actions in the sieging of Dubrovnik during the Croatian War of Independence.
Kovačević faced six counts of violations of the laws of war all related to the bombing of the UNESCO Heritage Site of Dubrovnik by the Third Battalion of the JNA 472 (Trebinje) Motorised Brigade, of which he was in command.
His case was originally to be processed along with Pavle Strugar, a higher-ranking commander of the operation, but the trial was eventually split up. Since 2004 Kovačević has not been fit for trial due to mental health problems.
