▁forces ▁captured ▁J NA ▁Major ▁General ▁Tra j če ▁Kr ste v ski , ▁along ▁with ▁three ▁arm oured ▁personnel ▁carri ers ▁( AP C s ) ▁and ▁ 3 2 ▁soldiers , ▁when ▁he ▁attempted ▁to ▁reach ▁J NA ▁bar ra cks ▁that ▁were ▁isolated ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁but ▁released ▁them ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁following ▁the ▁successful ▁neg ot iation ▁of ▁a ▁prisoner ▁exchange ▁( P OW s ). ▁The ▁Cro at ian ▁command ers ▁in ▁G os pi ć , ▁however , ▁decl ined ▁a ▁request ▁that ▁the ▁A PC s ▁also ▁be ▁returned — contr ary ▁to ▁the ▁instructions ▁of ▁Cro at ian ▁authorities ▁in ▁Zag reb . ▁Following ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁Kr ste v ski , ▁the ▁J NA ▁art illery ▁bomb ard ment ▁intens ified , ▁aver aging ▁ 1 , 1 0 0 ▁art illery ▁shell s ▁per ▁day . ▁Despite ▁the ▁inten se ▁bomb ard ment , ▁the ▁second ▁week ▁of ▁the ▁battle ▁was ▁a ▁st alem ate , ▁without ▁any ▁changes ▁in ▁lines ▁of ▁control . ▁ ▁The ▁Z NG ▁and ▁Cro at ian ▁police ▁planned ▁to ▁cut ▁power , ▁water ▁and ▁communic ations ▁to ▁all ▁J NA ▁facilities ▁in ▁the ▁government - control led ▁part ▁of ▁Cro atia ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁September . ▁In ▁G os pi ć , ▁this ▁action ▁was ▁brought ▁forward ▁to ▁ 1 3 ▁September , ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁that ▁the ▁Z NG ▁captured ▁a ▁J NA ▁storage ▁facility . ▁This ▁provided ▁the ▁Cro at ian