Bosnian War commander Blaž Kraljević and incorporated into the HVO and ARBiH. The Army of Republika Srpska ("", VRS) was established on 12 May 1992. It was loyal to Republika Srpska, a Serb breakaway state that sought unification with FR Yugoslavia. Serbia provided logistical support, money and supplies to the VRS. Bosnian Serbs had made up a substantial part of the JNA officer corps. Milošević relied on the Bosnian Serbs to win the war themselves. Most of the command chain, weaponry, and higher-ranked military personnel, including General Ratko Mladić, were JNA. Various paramilitary units were operated during the Bosnian War: the Serb
Yugoslav People's Army withdrawal from Bosnia (1992) Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, and Macedonia. And two autonomous provinces: Vojvodina and Kosovo. During the breakup of SFR Yugoslavia, the Bosnian Serbs living in Bosnia held a referendum for independence and in January 1992 they formed the Republic of Srpska, also known as the Serb Republic. The main goal of the newly formed Serb Republic was to unify with Serbia and Montenegro in one state for the Serb ethnic groups. Bosnia did not recognize the referendum held by the Bosnian Serbs, and then between February 29 and March 1 a new referendum took place, for the independence of Bosnia. The