The village of Golubić is located 5 km north of Knin. According to the 1991 census, Golubić had a total of 1,424 inhabitants, of whom 1,389 were Serbs. According to the 2011 census, Golubić has 1,029 residents. Although detailed data on the ethnic composition from the 2011 census is not available, the ethnic structure has changed significantly because a settlement was built in Golubić, where houses were mostly given to Croats expelled from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Description of the crime: On 5 August 1995, as part of the military Operation Storm, the Croatian Army entered the village of Golubić. Most of the population had left the village and joined the refugee column, but some residents decided to stay in their homes. After the Croatian units entered, war crimes against the civilian population occurred in various hamlets of Golubić. The exact timing of individual crimes and the manner in which they were committed has not yet been fully investigated or clarified, but it is clear that on that day and in the following days, at least 18 civilians were killed in Golubić. Most victims were elderly and were killed near their homes, with the exception of one group killed on the road from Golubić to the village of Radljevac. All victims were Serbs.
Testimony of the son of one of the victims from Golubić states:
My mother was killed on 5 August at around 1 p.m. I was about 100 metres away, hiding behind a willow tree. I saw 14 Croatian Army soldiers. I heard two gunshots. I saw that I had to leave. My mother was left lying dead. She was 82 years old. They killed her and also cut off her arm. She lay dead there for twenty-five days, then they came with sacks and buried her in the Knin cemetery as an unknown person. What was left of her after the intense heat, dogs and pigs roaming around — I do not know.
Victims:
- Bjelić, Marija (Vaso), born 17 July 1942,
date of death: 5 August 1995 - Bjelić, Petar (Mile), born 25 February 1931,
date of death: 5 August 1995 - Čučak, Glišo (Glišo), born 1 July 1934 / 3 June 1934,
date of death: 4 August 1995 / 5 August 1995 - Cvjetanović, Stanko (Jovan), born 1 January 1937,
date of death: 4 August 1995 - Damjanović, Đuka (Todor), born 12 November 1931,
date of death: 5 August 1995 - Damjanović, Dušan (Petar), born 11 June 1929,
date of death: 5 August 1995 - Grubić, Nevenka (Milan), born 27 November 1910,
date of death: 4 August 1995 / 5 August 1995 - Jerković, Jovan (Jovan), born 1 July 1938,
date of death: 6 August 1995 - Jerković, Nikola (Đurađ), born 21 December 1926 / 25. December 1926,
date of death: 5 August 1995 / 6 August 1995 - Kablar, Zorka (Petar), born 1 January 1915,
date of death: 4 August 1995, circumstances of death not confirmed - Marić, Todor (Trivun), born 28 January 1929,
date of death: 4 August 1995, circumstances of death not confirmed - Marić, Dušan (Lazar), born 10 June 1943,
date of death: 6 August 1995, circumstances of death not confirmed - Milivojević, Branko (Sava), born 25 July 1951,
date of death: 4 August 1995. / 5 August 1995, circumstances of death not confirmed - Milović, Miroslav (Đuro), born 4 August 1953,
date of death: 4 August 1995 / 05 August 1995, unconfirmed/dual status soldier/civilian - Opačić, Jelka/Jelena (Jovan), born 25 June 1921,
date of death: 5 August 1995 - Radinović-Kapralović, Petar (Milan), born 29 January 1923,
date of death: 5 August 1995 / 6 August 1995 - Radinović-Lončina, Nikola (Božo), born 21 November 1927,
date of death: 6 August 1995, circumstances of death not confirmed - Radinović-Panić, Nikola (Mirko), born 1 January 1928,
date of death: 6 August 1995, circumstances of death not confirmed - Radinović-Protić, Stevo (Nikola), born 22 December 1971,
date of death: 5 August 1995 / 12 August 1995 - Radinović-Vasić, Vasilj (Nikola), born 12 October 1922,
date of death: 5 August 1995 / 6 August 1995 - Radinović-Lukić, Branko (Lazar), born 1 January 1920,
date of death: 5 August 1995 / 06 August 1995 - Radujko, Manda (Ilija), born 1 January 1928,
date of death: 5 August 1995 / 06 August 1995 - Radujko, Nikola (Nikola), born 1 January 1930,
date of death: 6 August 1995 - Šljivar, Milica (Gligorije/Glišo), born 1 November 1935 /1 November 1936,
date of death: 4 August 1995 / 5 August 1995 - Vuković, Boško (Petar), born 10 October 1938,
date of death: 5 August 1995 - Vuković, Branko (Lazar), born 5 October 1939,
date of death: 4 August 1995 - Vuković, Milica (Todor), born 2 January 1927,
date of death: 5 August 1995 - Vuković, Tanasije (Stevan), born 23 June 1935,
date of death: 5 August 1995
Judicial consequences: No one has been held criminally responsible for the crimes committed in Golubić to date. Some families have initiated compensation claims.