On 29 February, 1996, the siege of Sarajevo - the longest in modern history - finally ended. It had lasted 1,425 days, saw 11,500 civilians killed and much of the city destroyed. For the 22nd anniversary of it’s end, we spoke to two Sarajevans who shared their memories of what they did when the siege was finally lifted. | Balkan Insight

48K views · 1K reactions | "We always think of war as something that happens to other people." The siege of Sarajevo started 30 years ago this week. Zlata Filipovic was amongst the Bosnian children who witnessed the atrocities in their hometown. Her solace was the diary in which she wrote about living through the longest siege in modern history. A letter to Ukraine from Sarajevo: https://bbc.in/3uVFBkf | BBC World Service | Facebook