▁The ▁J NA ▁suffered ▁ 1 6 5 ▁fatal ities . ▁The ▁entire ▁region ▁was ▁re capt ured ▁by ▁the ▁H V ▁in ▁Operation ▁T iger ▁and ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Kon av le ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁The ▁off ensive ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁disp lacement ▁of ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁people , ▁mainly ▁from ▁Kon av le , ▁who ▁fled ▁to ▁Dub rov nik . ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 1 6 , 0 0 0 ▁refuge es ▁were ▁ev acu ated ▁from ▁Dub rov nik ▁by ▁sea , ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁res upp lied ▁by ▁block ade - ev ading ▁run about s ▁and ▁a ▁con voy ▁of ▁civil ian ▁vessels . ▁More ▁than ▁ 1 1 , 0 0 0 ▁buildings ▁were ▁dam aged ▁and ▁numerous ▁homes , ▁business es , ▁and ▁public ▁buildings ▁were ▁lo oted ▁or ▁tor ched . ▁ ▁The ▁operation ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁plan ▁drawn ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁J NA ▁aim ed ▁at ▁se cur ing ▁the ▁Dub rov nik ▁area ▁and ▁then ▁proceed ing ▁north - west ▁to ▁link ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁J NA ▁troops ▁in ▁northern ▁Dal mat ia ▁via ▁western ▁Herz egov ina . ▁The ▁off ensive ▁was ▁accompanied ▁by ▁a ▁significant ▁amount ▁of ▁war ▁propag anda . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Mont en egr in ▁president ▁Mil o ▁ Đ uk an ović ▁apolog ized ▁for ▁the ▁sie ge , ▁el ic iting ▁an ▁angry ▁response ▁from ▁his ▁political ▁oppon