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March 25, 1999
Web posted at: 2:58 p.m. EST (1958 GMT)

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (CNN) -- Flashes of explosions were seen west of Belgrade Thursday night, as a second day of NATO attacks began against Serb military targets in the Yugoslav Federation.

In the Adriatic Sea, more than 20 cruise missiles were launched from U.S. warships, and Pentagon spokesman Ken Bacon confirmed that the attacks were under way.

Anti-aircraft fire erupted in western Yugoslavia near the Croatian border and planes were heard overhead, CNN's Tom Mintier reported from the region.

Throughout Belgrade, the Yugoslav capital, public street lights were out. The Yugoslav news agency Tanjug reported that air raid sirens were sounded in Pristina, the provincial capital of Kosovo.

NATO said "Operation Allied Force" will continue as long as Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic cracks down on ethnic Albanians in Kosovo province.

"We will systematically and progressively attack, disrupt, degrade, devastate and ultimately -- unless President Milosevic complies with the (peace) demands of the international community -- destroy these forces and their facilities and support," NATO's Supreme Commander Gen. Wesley Clark said earlier Thursday.

Assessing the mission's first wave of attacks, which were launched Wednesday, Clark said NATO had hit 40 ground targets and destroyed three Yugoslav Air Force planes.

The Yugoslav government said Thursday that at least 10 civilians were killed and more than 60 wounded in the NATO bombings.

U.S. President Bill Clinton said Thursday that Milosevic had to choose between peace or war.

"He has to choose peace or we have to limit his ability to make war," Clinton said.

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