[1] The proclaimed territory did not correspond to the pre-1808 Republic of Ragusa borders, stretching from Neum to Prevlaka,[2] and only existed in the occupied villages Cavtat and Konavle.

[4] The ICTY stated that the JNA's campaign in the Dubrovnik region was aimed at securing territory for this political entity.

[9] As for Ploče, it was decided in November 1991 that the town was to become a territory of Serb-controlled areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina, prior to the Republika Srpska being formed in 1992.

Đogo responded by declaring that the territory around Dubrovnik needed to be ethnically cleansed, saying: "Burn everything and good bye!...

[1] Despite JNA withdrawal, fighting between the Bosnian Serb unit and Croatian army forces continued until 23 October 1992.