Operation Sadejstvo

Since the stable and adequate electricity supply of Bosnian Krajina was threatened due to the state of war, the VRS decided to expand the corridor near Brčko to include and repair the electric line that passed through the villages of Brod, Donja Brka, Kolonija, Lipovac, Đukići and Bajići. In the operation, the VRS engaged units of the 1st Krajina Corps and the East Bosnian Corps, divided into two tactical groups. The first tactical group (TG-1) relied on the Garda Panteri, the special detachment "Peša" of the 1st Posavina Brigade, the 4th Battalion of the 43rd Prijedor Mtbr, as well as parts of the elite 1st Battalion of the Military Police; In addition, the VRS could not use the great superiority in artillery due to the density of the enemy's defense (the length of the front was about 15 kilometers, which means that the ARBiH had almost one man per meter in defense); high density allowed defense in depth, that is, more lines. On the other hand, the basic handicap of the ARBiH was the lack of heavy weapons (about 6,000 soldiers only possessed infantry weapons), which condemned the ARBiH to leave the initiative to the attacker in the plains. == Offensive ==

The operation lasted seven days, from 20 to 27 July, and ended successfully. During the first few days of the operation, the advance of VRS forces was weak. The turning point occurred on 24 July, when special units of the VRS broke through the ARBiH positions and occupied the village of Brod and parts of Lipovac. By 27 July and the end of the operation, the VRS had conquered the following places: Dizdaruša, Brod, Kolonija, parts Lipovac, Omerbegovača and some parts of Brka, Although, they did lose those gained parts near Brka and Lipovac, Brčko remained a part of The VRS till the end of the War. With Brčko secured, the VRS was now able to switch focus to the ongoing Operation Lukavac '93 and the encirclement of the town of Goražde. == References ==