ards ▁Brigade ▁was ▁task ed ▁with ▁adv ancing ▁to ▁link ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁St on ▁Company ▁guard ing ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁Pel je š ac ▁Pen ins ula ▁and ▁advance ▁to ▁Sl ano . ▁The ▁ 4 th ▁Gu ards ▁Brigade ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁hinter land ▁of ▁the ▁Dub ro va č ko ▁Prim or je ▁by ▁adv ancing ▁along ▁the ▁rim ▁of ▁the ▁Pop ovo ▁field . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁the ▁J NA ▁was ▁press ured ▁by ▁the ▁international ▁community ▁to ▁pull ▁back ▁east ▁of ▁Dub rov nik ▁to ▁Kon av le . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁Gu ards ▁Brigade , ▁supported ▁by ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 1 5 th ▁Infantry ▁Brigade , ▁captured ▁Č ep iku će ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁May ▁and ▁Sl ano ▁on ▁ 2 2 – 2 3 ▁May . ▁The ▁Ar med ▁Bo ats ▁Squadron ▁Dub rov nik ▁land ed ▁troops ▁in ▁Sl ano ▁the ▁previous ▁night , ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁rep uls ed ▁by ▁the ▁J NA . ▁On ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 2 3 – 2 4 ▁May , ▁the ▁J NA ▁attacked ▁S ust j ep an ▁and ▁the ▁northern ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁Dub rov nik . ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁May , ▁the ▁J NA ▁started ▁to ▁pull ▁out ▁of ▁M oko š ica ▁and ▁Ž ark ov ica . ▁The ▁ 1 6 3 rd ▁Infantry ▁Brigade ▁advanced ▁from ▁Dub rov nik ; ▁its ▁ 1 st ▁Battalion ▁took ▁positions ▁in ▁Br gat