th ▁B oka ▁Kot or ska ▁V PS ▁force ▁captured ▁Cav tat . ▁The ▁capture ▁of ▁Cav tat ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁an ▁am ph ib ious ▁landing ▁operation ▁approximately ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁Dub rov nik ▁and ▁an ▁a irst rike ▁on ▁P lo če ▁district ▁of ▁Dub rov nik ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁October . ▁The ▁following ▁day , ▁a ▁ce ase fire ▁was ▁agreed ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁viol ated ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁it ▁came ▁into ▁effect . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁October , ▁the ▁Y ug oslav ▁Air ▁Force ▁attacked ▁Dub rov nik ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁October , ▁the ▁Y ug oslav ▁Navy ▁bomb arded ▁hot els ▁housing ▁refuge es ▁in ▁the ▁Lap ad ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁October , ▁the ▁J NA ▁started ▁a ▁sust ained ▁art illery ▁bomb ard ment ▁of ▁Dub rov nik , ▁including ▁the ▁Old ▁Town ▁within ▁the ▁city ▁walls , ▁drawing ▁a ▁protest ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁State ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁The ▁J NA ▁ 9 th ▁V PS ▁captured ▁Ž up a ▁Dub ro va čka ▁and ▁Br gat ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁October , ▁while ▁the ▁Y ug oslav ▁Navy ▁bomb arded ▁Lok rum ▁Island . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁the ▁J NA ▁issued ▁an ▁ult imat um ▁to ▁the ▁city , ▁demand ing ▁its ▁surrender ▁and ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁elected ▁officials ▁from ▁Dub rov nik . ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁October , ▁the ▁J NA ▁captured ▁the ▁Ž ark ov ica ▁prom