 On 23 September, a ZNG assault on a large JNA weapons storage site in Sveti Roklocated between Gospić and Zadarfailed.The two remaining JNA barracks under Croatian blockade—in Vinkovci and Osijek—were abandoned by the JNA by 26 September.The Osijek garrison managed to break out from its besieged barracks and joined the JNA troops south and east of the city, while the evacuation of the Vinkovci barracks was negotiated between Croatian authorities and the JNA.