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Sarajevans mark siege anniversary with thoughts of Ukraine

Arijana Djidelija, 52-year-old primary school teacher inspects a notebook in a memorial classroom in a school where three students and a teacher were killed during 1992-1995 war, in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Monday, April 4, 2022. Sarajevo is paying a subdued tribute to the resilience of its citizens who survived the longest military siege in modern history, and commemorating thousands of others who did not. Many of the survivors said they found the 30th anniversary of the start of the siege of the Bosnian capital particularly hard because they are marking it against the backdrop of what they describe as similar suffering being inflicted on civilians in Ukraine by Russia’s occupying army. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

Words reading "in 1425 days over 11000 was killed" are displayed on the city hall in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Monday, April 4, 2022. Sarajevo is paying a subdued tribute to the resilience of its citizens who survived the longest military siege in modern history, and commemorating thousands of others who did not. Many of the survivors said they found the 30th anniversary of the start of the siege of the Bosnian capital particularly hard because they are marking it against the backdrop of what they describe as similar suffering being inflicted on civilians in Ukraine by Russia’s occupying army. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

A view of a ruined house from 1992-1995 war is seen on a former front-line near Sarajevo, Bosnia, Monday, April 4, 2022. Sarajevo is paying a subdued tribute to the resilience of its citizens who survived the longest military siege in modern history, and commemorating thousands of others who did not. Many of the survivors said they found the 30th anniversary of the start of the siege of the Bosnian capital particularly hard because they are marking it against the backdrop of what they describe as similar suffering being inflicted on civilians in Ukraine by Russia’s occupying army. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

A view of a former front-line from a ruined house from 1992-1995 war is seen in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Monday, April 4, 2022. Sarajevo is paying a subdued tribute to the resilience of its citizens who survived the longest military siege in modern history, and commemorating thousands of others who did not. Many of the survivors said they found the 30th anniversary of the start of the siege of the Bosnian capital particularly hard because they are marking it against the backdrop of what they describe as similar suffering being inflicted on civilians in Ukraine by Russia’s occupying army. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

A flower is seen in a trench at a former front-line from 1992-1995 war near Sarajevo, Bosnia, Monday, April 4, 2022. Sarajevo is paying a subdued tribute to the resilience of its citizens who survived the longest military siege in modern history, and commemorating thousands of others who did not. Many of the survivors said they found the 30th anniversary of the start of the siege of the Bosnian capital particularly hard because they are marking it against the backdrop of what they describe as similar suffering being inflicted on civilians in Ukraine by Russia’s occupying army. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

A view of a ruined house from 1992-1995 war at the former front-line in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Monday, April 4, 2022. Sarajevo is paying a subdued tribute to the resilience of its citizens who survived the longest military siege in modern history, and commemorating thousands of others who did not. Many of the survivors said they found the 30th anniversary of the start of the siege of the Bosnian capital particularly hard because they are marking it against the backdrop of what they describe as similar suffering being inflicted on civilians in Ukraine by Russia’s occupying army. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

A view of a former front-line from a ruined house from 1992-1995 war is seen in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Monday, April 4, 2022. Sarajevo is paying a subdued tribute to the resilience of its citizens who survived the longest military siege in modern history, and commemorating thousands of others who did not. Many of the survivors said they found the 30th anniversary of the start of the siege of the Bosnian capital particularly hard because they are marking it against the backdrop of what they describe as similar suffering being inflicted on civilians in Ukraine by Russia’s occupying army. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

Barbed wire used during 1992-1995 is seen near Sarajevo, Bosnia, Monday, April 4, 2022. Sarajevo is paying a subdued tribute to the resilience of its citizens who survived the longest military siege in modern history, and commemorating thousands of others who did not. Many of the survivors said they found the 30th anniversary of the start of the siege of the Bosnian capital particularly hard because they are marking it against the backdrop of what they describe as similar suffering being inflicted on civilians in Ukraine by Russia’s occupying army. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

A dummy of a wounded soldier from 1992-1995 war is displayed in a tunnel used during the siege in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Monday, April 4, 2022. Sarajevo is paying a subdued tribute to the resilience of its citizens who survived the longest military siege in modern history, and commemorating thousands of others who did not. Many of the survivors said they found the 30th anniversary of the start of the siege of the Bosnian capital particularly hard because they are marking it against the backdrop of what they describe as similar suffering being inflicted on civilians in Ukraine by Russia’s occupying army. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

A man walks through a tunnel used during the siege in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Monday, April 4, 2022. Sarajevo is paying a subdued tribute to the resilience of its citizens who survived the longest military siege in modern history, and commemorating thousands of others who did not. Many of the survivors said they found the 30th anniversary of the start of the siege of the Bosnian capital particularly hard because they are marking it against the backdrop of what they describe as similar suffering being inflicted on civilians in Ukraine by Russia’s occupying army. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

Military memorabilia from 1992-1995 war are displayed in a tunnel used during the siege in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Monday, April 4, 2022. Sarajevo is paying a subdued tribute to the resilience of its citizens who survived the longest military siege in modern history, and commemorating thousands of others who did not. Many of the survivors said they found the 30th anniversary of the start of the siege of the Bosnian capital particularly hard because they are marking it against the backdrop of what they describe as similar suffering being inflicted on civilians in Ukraine by Russia’s occupying army. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

A Catholic nun walks past a cloth representing a sniper protection screen displayed in downtown in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Monday, April 4, 2022. Sarajevo is paying a subdued tribute to the resilience of its citizens who survived the longest military siege in modern history, and commemorating thousands of others who did not. Many of the survivors said they found the 30th anniversary of the start of the siege of the Bosnian capital particularly hard because they are marking it against the backdrop of what they describe as similar suffering being inflicted on civilians in Ukraine by Russia’s occupying army. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

A cloth representing sniper protection screen is displayed in downtown in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Monday, April 4, 2022. Sarajevo is paying a subdued tribute to the resilience of its citizens who survived the longest military siege in modern history, and commemorating thousands of others who did not. Many of the survivors said they found the 30th anniversary of the start of the siege of the Bosnian capital particularly hard because they are marking it against the backdrop of what they describe as similar suffering being inflicted on civilians in Ukraine by Russia’s occupying army. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

Sarajevans mark siege anniversary with thoughts of Ukraine