Fighting has been continuing in the Yugoslav Republic of Croatia, as forces of the federal government keep up their pressure around various key parts of the republic. The Croats say the situation around several towns to the south of Zagreb remains critical, with their forces resisting heavy attacks by federal army tanks.

At the same time, a federal army commander has warned that his forces might attack Zagreb today, following the fall of an army barracks to the west of the city. The BBC correspondent in Zagreb says there is a growing sense of anxiety there, with air raid sirens sounding continually. New barricades have been put up around army head quarters and the main post office building is being protected by armed civilians. In eastern Croatia, the Yugoslav news agency says federal forces and local Serbian units have made a further advance close to Osijek.