1.   The fierce Serbian condemnation of the Croatian attack underscores that the offensive has shattered diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict in Croatia.

2.   The offensive shattered a four-month Bosnian cease-fire that started at the beginning of the year.

3.   The offensive has shattered a shaky cease-fire accord that Boris Yeltsin reached with Yandarbiyev in an effort by the president to boost his re-election campaign.

4.   The offensives shattered a shaky cease-fire signed in late May after Yeltsin met with rebel leader Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev in the Kremlin.

5.   Yugoslav authorities in the Serbian province claim the offensive shattered the independence-seeking Kosovo Liberation Army.

6.   Yugoslav authorities claim the offensive shattered the independence-seeking Kosovo Liberation Army.

7.   The Russian offensive shattered a fragile ceasefire that had held for six weeks, and dozens of civilians are reported to have been killed in the bombardments.

8.   The offensive shattered a ceasefire concluded six weeks ago before the Russian presidential election.