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38710through aerial photography and that the chief of artillery bring a plan of artillery actionsagainst targets in their zone of responsibility. The coordination related to the use ofsatellite shoots and data collected by unmanned aircraft aerial photography and aimed toidentify the need for and possibility of additional aerial photography of areas andfacilities. 4276 In February 1995, Rajčić and the Commanders and Deputy Commandersof the Home Guards units’ artillery battalions were trained, and a large number ofofficers and NCOs received specialist training at the Croatian Military College. 4277 Twoor three months before Operation Storm, Rajčić prepared another target list, (which is inevidence as P1272), for the staff training of the Split area headquarters. 42781179. The Trial Chamber now turns to the evidence regarding artillery-relatedplanning, meetings, and orders from June to early August 1995. Marko Rajčić testifiedthat in June 1995, the Chief of the HV Main Staff issued a directive on OperationStorm, which set out the tasks of the Split HV, and the Command of the Split MDreceived training at the Lora barracks. 4279 In the directive on Operation Storm of 26June 1995, the HV Main Staff Chief Janko Bobetko decided that artillery and rocketsupport should focus on neutralising the SVK Main Staff and 7th Corps Command Postin Knin and the brigades’ command posts, concentrations of enemy manpower, armour,and artillery in the area of Knin and Benkovac, including ammunition and fueldepots. 4280 The artillery and rocket support should also support the main forces in attackand prevent an enemy counter-attack from the direction of Knin, Kaštel Žegarski andBenkovac. 42811180. On 31 July 1995, Rajčić attended the presidential meeting at Brioni. 4282 At theoutset of the meeting, the President stated in his initial remarks that there wasinformation that after the Croatian forces broke out at Dinara, civilians started leavingKnin. 4283 Rajčić testified that he did not add any new potential targets to the existing4276 D967 (HV Main Staff Order, Janko Bobetko, 6 February 1995).4277 D1425 (Marko Rajčić, witness statement, 13 February 2009), para. 55.4278 Marko Rajčić, T. 16253; P1272 (HV artillery preparation table of identified targets, drafted by MarkoRajčić, May or June 1995).4279 Marko Rajčić, T. 16424-16425; P2336 (Analysis of Split MD actions from 4 to 9 August 1995, byMarko Rajčić, 17 October 2008), p. 2; P2340 (Reconstruction of the Split MD artillery from 4 to 9August 1995, by Marko Rajčić, 28 November 2008), pp. 2, 11.4280 D956 (HV Main Staff directive on Operation Storm, Staff General Janko Bobetko, 26 June 1995), pp.1, 6, 11. See also Marko Rajčić, T. 16527, 16618.4281 D956 (HV Main Staff directive on Operation Storm, Staff General Janko Bobetko, 26 June 1995), p.6.4282 Marko Rajčić, T. 16594, 16600.4283 Marko Rajčić, T. 16601-16602.605Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `