operation winter '94 was followed by operation leap 1 ( `` operacija skok 1 '' ) on 7 april 1995 , which improved Cause_to_make_progress hv positions on mount dinara on the southern rim of the field , dominating Control the area around the rsk capital .

the operation failed to achieve Achieve its declared Expressing_publicly primary goal of drawing vrs units away from the besieged Besieging city of UNK , but it placed Placing the hv in position to capture Conquering the rsk 's capital knin in operation storm Catastrophe days later .

the area was viewed Perception_active as strategic to the croatian military effort by the hv general staff because it presented Presence an obstacle to the supply Supply of the rsk and it pinned down a portion of the rsk military , as well as some vrs forces Military_operation that would otherwise have been redeployed Arranging .

the area was viewed Perception_active as strategic to the croatian military effort by the hv general staff because it presented Presence an obstacle to the supply Supply of the rsk and it pinned down a portion of the rsk military , as well as some vrs forces Military_operation that would otherwise have been redeployed Arranging .