Operation Lukavac '93

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Lukavac '93
Part of the Bosnian War
A map of the Operations
Date 2 July – 19 August 1993 Location Trnovo, Mount Igman, Mount Bjelašnica, south of Sarajevo Result Army of Republika Srpska victory[1] The VRS secures the Rogoj and Grebak passes[1] VRS takes control over Trnovo, Igman, Bjelašnica and Treskavica Start of the Siege of Goražde[2]
Belligerents
Republika Srpska	Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Commanders and leaders
Ratko Mladić	Rasim Delić
Units involved
Army of Republika Srpska 1st Guards Brigade 65th Protection Regiment Garda Panteri	Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1st Corps
Strength
10,000[3]	8,000–8,500[3]
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

Operation "Lukavac '93" (Serbo-Croatian: Operacija "Lukavac '93", Операција "Лукавац '93" was carried out by the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS), commanded by Lieutenant colonel general Ratko Mladić, against the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH) during the Bosnian War. Their objectives were to create a direct link between the Bosnian Serb-held Herzegovina region and the rest of Republika Srpska and cut the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina supply route to Goražde.^[3]