Last night, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic sent army chief Milan Moiselovic to the border with Kosovo, in an indication of the growing tension between Serbia and its former province, which it gained independence from in 2008.

The move comes amid fears of a renewed conflict that took place more than two decades ago and ended with the intervention of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Moiselovic said, in an interview with the local "Pink TV" channel on Sunday, that after his meeting with President Vucic, he went to the town of Raska, about 10 kilometers from the border with Kosovo, from which Serbia does not recognize its independence.

The Serbian general described the situation on the border with Kosovo as "difficult and complex," and said that this requires, in the coming period, the deployment of the Serbian army along what he called the administrative line, a term used by Belgrade to describe the border with Kosovo.

Moiselovic also said, "The tasks entrusted to the Serbian army ... are precise and clear, and they will be fully implemented."

The Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic warned last week that the situation in Kosovo is "on the brink of armed conflict", and her warning came while the Serb minority in northern Kosovo was setting up roadblocks in the context of tension that erupted months ago with the Pristina authorities.

A few weeks earlier, the Serbian president spoke about the possibility of sending a thousand soldiers to northern Kosovo under the pretext of "protecting" the Serb minority, justifying that by UN Resolution 1244 allowing the deployment of troops, which was rejected by the Kosovo government.

Last month, the situation became tense again as the Pristina authorities sought to consolidate their authority in the northern regions by deploying additional security forces in Serb-populated areas. The region witnessed road closures and attacks, some of which targeted NATO and European Union peacekeepers.

NATO patrol in northern Kosovo (European News Agency)

Shooting

In the meantime, NATO announced on Sunday that it was shot near a patrol in northern Kosovo, without causing any injuries.

Did not explain the peacekeeping force of NATO in northern Kosovo, which includes about 4 thousand people, the source of the fire.

Earlier this month, hours after Serbs set up roadblocks to protest the arrest of a former Serbian policeman, Kosovo police announced that they had been subjected to gun attacks.

The European Union police stationed in the area were also targeted with a stun grenade, which did not cause any injuries.

In the face of unrest in the north of the country, the Kosovo government was forced to cancel municipal elections that were scheduled to take place in the middle of this month.