As a result, soldiers Zoran Popović, Goran Mišić and Tibor Kelemen were wounded, while captain Vladan Mikićević died.

On August 23, the Yugoslav army began shelling Shtime, which inflicted a heavy blow on the KLA and forced them to take new positions.

[2] Yugoslav forces marched towards Kleçka, where the General Staff of the KLA was also located, but were met by Ismet Jashari's forces in Luzhnica, who held off the VJ from penetrating towards Kleçka for an entire day, while being heavily outnumbered,[1] as the KLA defenders were only 170–200 compared to the 2,500–3,000 Yugoslav soldiers.

[2] On 24 August 1998, the VJ had increased their offensive by attacking Ismet Jashari's forces with large-caliber cannons and surface-to-surface missiles, ultimately succeeding in driving the KLA out of Luzhnica and capturing Kleçka.

[1] One day later on 25 August, Ismet Jashari had launched a surprise counterattack in an attempt to retrieve the bodies of the fallen soldiers.