ć , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Kos ovo - Met oh ija ▁Province ▁of ▁PR ▁Ser bia , ▁F PR ▁Y ug oslav ia . ▁ ▁Military ▁career ▁After ▁Ag im ▁ Ç ek u ▁finished ▁the ▁secondary ▁military ▁school ▁in ▁Bel grade , ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁Z ad ar ▁Military ▁Academy . ▁Short ly ▁afterwards , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Y ug oslav ▁People ' s ▁Army ▁( J NA ) ▁as ▁an ▁art illery ▁captain . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁the ▁Y ug oslav ▁wars ▁broke ▁out ▁and ▁he ▁desert ed ▁from ▁the ▁J NA ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁National ▁Guard ▁( which ▁transformed ▁into ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁Army ), ▁when ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Cro atia ▁fought ▁a ▁war ▁in ▁breaking ▁away ▁from ▁Y ug oslav ia . ▁The ▁Cro at ian ▁Army ▁fought ▁the ▁Ser b ▁break away ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ser bian ▁K raj ina . ▁He ▁participated ▁in ▁several ▁military ▁operations , ▁he ▁first ▁was ▁in ▁Operation ▁Mas len ica ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁V ele bit ' s ▁art illery ▁section , ▁from ▁January ▁to ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Operation ▁Med ak ▁pocket ▁near ▁G os pi ć , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁wounded , ▁and ▁Operation ▁Storm ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁that ▁captured ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁K raj ina ▁territory . ▁Sub sequently , ▁he ▁continued ▁the ▁advance ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁Cro at ian ▁forces ▁into ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz