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. |