: Reopening the Zagreb-Lipovac motorway and the railway to eastern Slavonia, which were critical economic arteries.
: Outline the situation in 1995, where the United Nations-protected areas (UNPAs) remained under Serbian control despite the 1992 Sarajevo Ceasefire. Bljesak 10
: Operation Bljesak served as a "proof of concept" for the modern Croatian military, demonstrating the shift from a defensive force to a mobile, NATO-standard offensive power that paved the way for Operation Storm. II. The Military Offensive (May 1–2, 1995) : Reopening the Zagreb-Lipovac motorway and the railway
: Detail the response of the international community and UNPROFOR, which was largely sidelined during the rapid advance. Bljesak 10