21.   A Croatian offensive could begin there within days, he said.

22.   A Croatian offensive to reclaim Serb-held land in Croatia has prompted anger in Moscow, which historically has backed Serbia in the Balkans.

23.   A Croatian offensive to reclaim Serb-held land in Croatia has provoked anger in Moscow, which historically has backed Serbia in the Balkans.

24.   A Croatian offensive in eastern Slavonia, which borders Serbia, the largest Yugoslav republic, could draw in the Yugoslav federal army and risk a wider Balkan war.

25.   A stunning Croatian offensive captured a huge swath of Serb-held territory and sent many residents fleeing to Serb-held lands in Bosnia and Serbia.

26.   All Western countries voted for sanctions against Serbia and no one said a word during the Croatian offensive on Serbian lands, Mitrofanov said.

27.   Although a U.N. force was deployed to keep the peace, the two sides engaged in sporadic, mostly small-scale clashes before the recent Croatian offensive.

28.   Although the Croatian offensive in northwestern Bosnia has harmed rebel Serb forces, it risks widening the war, the two officials said.

29.   An undetermined number of civilians died during the Croatian offensive.

30.   As a result, officials are now able to assess more accurately how much damage was caused by the Croatian offensive.