▁Dub rov nik ▁itself , ▁and ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁ ▁wide ▁coast al ▁strip ▁of ▁land . ▁ ▁P rel ude ▁ ▁In ▁mid - 1 9 9 1 , ▁top ▁J NA ▁command ers including ▁Y ug oslav ▁Federal ▁Def ence ▁Minister ▁General ▁Vel j ko ▁K ad ije vić , ▁J NA ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Staff ▁General ▁B lag o je ▁Ad ž ić ▁and ▁deput y ▁defence ▁minister ▁Vice ▁Admir al ▁St ane ▁Bro vet pl anned ▁a ▁military ▁off ensive ▁ent ail ing ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁Dub rov nik ▁area ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁west ward ▁J NA ▁advance ▁towards ▁western ▁Herz egov ina ▁to ▁link ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁J NA ▁ 9 th ▁Kn in ▁Corps ▁in ▁northern ▁Dal mat ia ▁once ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁secured . ▁General ▁Je v rem ▁C ok ić ▁submitted ▁the ▁plan ▁of ▁the ▁Dub rov nik ▁off ensive ▁to ▁Ad ž ić ▁for ▁his ▁appro val . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁J NA ▁and ▁the ▁leaders ▁of ▁Mont en eg ro ▁said ▁that ▁Dub rov nik ▁should ▁be ▁attacked ▁and ▁neutral ized ▁to ▁ensure ▁Mont en eg ro ' s ▁territorial ▁integrity , ▁to ▁prevent ▁eth nic ▁cl ash es ▁and ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Federal ▁Republic ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia . ▁Mont en egr in ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Mil o ▁ Đ uk an ović ▁stated ▁that ▁Cro at ian ▁borders ▁needed ▁be ▁re vised , ▁att rib uting ▁the ▁existing ▁border ▁line