Operation Stupčanica '95
| Operation Stupčanica '95 | |||||||||
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| Part of Bosnian War | |||||||||
A map of Stupčanica 95 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Republika Srpska | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Ratko Mladić Zdravko Tolimir |
Avdo Palić Mykola Verkhohlyad | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown |
500 79 peacekeepers | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | 116 killed in the takeover | ||||||||
Operation Stupčanica 95 (Serbo-Croatian: Операција Ступчаницa 95, Operacija Stupčanica 95) was the codename for the military offensive launched by the "Drina Corps" of the Army of the Republika Srpska (VRS) against the Bosnian 285th Light Mountain Brigade (2nd Corps). Launched on 25 July 1995, it took 1 day for the VRS to capture Žepa. The offensive ended the three-year long siege of the town and what followed was the deaths of 116 soldiers, 800 refugees, and the incorporation of Žepa into Army of the Republika Srpska. It was launched 14 days after the fall of Srebrenica.