Vaksince offensive

The Vaksince Offensive was a military operation[6] launched by the Macedonian army against Albanian insurgents belonging to the NLA, who killed two of its soldiers in an overnight ambush in the region.[6]

Vaksince Offensive
Part of Macedonia war
Kumanovo Municipality Vaksince offensive (North Macedonia)
Date 3 May 2001 Location Kumanovo, Lipkovo Macedonia Result NLA victory Macedonian forces fail to regain control over Vaksince territory Macedonian forces continue their counter-insurgency campaign; Operation MH-2, Operation Vaksince,[1] Operation Rugjince,[2] and Operation Arachinovo[3] launched
Belligerents
Macedonia	NLA
Commanders and leaders
Boris Trajkovski Ljubčo Georgievski Pande Petrovski Ljube Boškoski	Ali Ahmeti Fadil Nimani
Units involved
Macedonian Army  Macedonian Police	114 Brigade
Strength
unknown	unknown
Casualties and losses
2 soldiers killed 1 captured[4](later released)[5]	unknown

On the 3th May 2001 troops belonging to the Macedonian Army and Macedonian Police force began an Offensive against insurgent forces in the region of Kumanovo Karadak, in northeast of Macedonia. The operation only lasted a single day and ended with a Macedonian failure against the Albanian insurgents.[7]