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38572the commander who stated that they were under attack and that the HV had taken overthe Gorleš hamlet. 5442 The witness left Zemunik and at around 8:20 a.m. reached theintersection of roads leading to Benkovac, Obrovac, and Knin. 5443 The intersection wasunder severe attack and trees were on fire. 5444 As soon as the witness arrived at theObrovac police station, he heard on the radio someone say that they were beingattacked. A policeman at the station told the witness that the person relaying themessage was in Ćelavac, in Lovinac municipality, and that aircraft were shellingĆelavac. According to the witness, the RSK had ordinary and special radio, televisionand special telephone communications equipment in Ćelavac. 5445 Then, at the policestation all the communications went dead. 5446 Vukašinović arrived back at Benkovacaround 10:30 a.m. and spent the rest of the day at the police station, constantlyattempting to find out more information about the situation by phoning the barracks andthe civil protection. According to the witness, the barracks were used as a warehousefrom where the Serbian units received their supplies. Their main storage place howeverwas in Strmica. Vukašinović also testified that the HV quickly occupied the warehouseand cut off the supplies. 5447 At around 4:30 p.m. the shelling started again with a shellfalling within two metres of the police station, hitting the ticket office of the stadium. 5448Additionally, according to Vukašinović a shell fell on the stadium hitting the bencheswhere the players sit. 5449 The witness also testified that he saw ten more shells hit thearea of Ristić, which was about 800 metres north of the stadium. 5450 The police stationemployees later told the witness that five or six shells had also landed on the nearbyhigh school building, which was in the immediate vicinity of the football stadium. 5451The witness estimated that between 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. that day, 30-40 shells landed5441 D1499 (ðuro Vukašinović, witness statement, 3 April 2007), para. 5, p. 8; ðuro Vukašinović, T.18545, 18547, 18553, 18576-18577; D1500 (Map of Benkovac), petrol station marked A, cool storagemarked C, Bagat factory marked D; D1501 (Map of Benkovac town), Ristići forested area marked B.5442 D1499 (Ðuro Vukašinović, witness statement, 3 April 2007), para. 7.5443 D1499 (Ðuro Vukašinović, witness statement, 3 April 2007), para. 7; ðuro Vukašinović, T. 18554.5444 D1499 (Ðuro Vukašinović, witness statement, 3 April 2007), para. 7; ðuro Vukašinović, T. 18554,18576.5445 D1499 (ðuro Vukašinović, witness statement, 3 April 2007), para. 9; ðuro Vukašinović, T. 18568.5446 D1499 (ðuro Vukašinović, witness statement, 3 April 2007), para. 9; ðuro Vukašinović, T. 18565.5447 D1499 (ðuro Vukašinović, witness statement, 3 April 2007), para. 10.5448 D1499 (ðuro Vukašinović, witness statement, 3 April 2007), para. 12; ðuro Vukašinović, T. 18577,18580-18581.5449 D1499 (ðuro Vukašinović, witness statement, 3 April 2007), para. 12; ðuro Vukašinović, T. 18577-19578, 18580-18581.5450 D1499 (ðuro Vukašinović, witness statement, 3 April 2007), para. 12; ðuro Vukašinović, T. 18580.5451 ðuro Vukašinović, T. 18577-18579.743Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `