| Vukašin Šoškoćanin | |
| Birth Date: | 24 June 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Borovo Selo, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Death Place: | Danube River, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Placeofburial: | Bođani Monastery |
| Nickname: | Vule, Šoša |
| Allegiance: | |
| Serviceyears: | 1990–1991 |
| Rank: | Commander |
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Vukašin Šoškoćanin (Serbian: Вукашин Шошкоћанин, pronounced as /ʋukǎʃin ʃoʃkǒ:tɕanin/; 24 June 1958 – 15 May 1991) was a Croatian Serb war commander active during the Croatian War.
Born to Milan and Ljubica Šoškoćanin on 24 June 1958, Vukašin had two brothers, Radovan and Dušan. He became a member of the Serb Democratic Party in 1990. He was a veterinary technician in Vukovar.[1] Šoškoćanin was president of the Borovo commune and commander of the Borovo Selo Territorial Defense Force during the Croatian War, most notably during the Battle of Borovo Selo. He was a known associate of a Serbian war criminal, Vojislav Šešelj. He is also considered responsible for the murder of twelve Croatian policemen in May 1991.
On 15 May 1991 at around 10:30 AM, while returning from a visit to a refugee camp in Vojvodina, he died by drowning in the Danube river in a "boating accident."[2]
Milan Paroški publicly questioned the official cause of death and claimed that frogmen (either the Yugoslav River Flotilla or the Serbian State Security) were responsible for Šoškoćanin's death. Paroški also claimed that Šoškoćanin was "an excellent swimmer."[3] His death is still labeled under "mysterious circumstances."[4]
After his death and during the occupation of the Croatian territory an elementary school in Borovo was named in his honour. He was posthumously awarded the title of "Hero of the People" by the Serbian authorities in occupied Beli Manastir on 25 September 1991.[5]