Wreath-laying ceremonies and prayers were held at the site of a mass grave from where 68 victims had been exhumed, and at a monument in the centre of the village.
Lovas was occupied on 10 October 1991 by Serb rebels supported by the Yugoslav People's Army.
During the occupation 1,341 villagers fled their homes, and 261 houses owned by Croats were razed to the ground. The Catholic church of St. Michael, which was about 250 years old, was demolished.
According to local authorities, 85 villagers were killed, and 2 villagers are still listed as missing persons.
One of the gravest crimes happened on 18 October 1991 when rebels forced local residents to walk across a mine field, as a result of which 21 people were killed and 14 wounded.