Wolves from the Drina, (Serbian Cyrillic: ÃÂÃÂúþòø ÃÂð ÃÂÃÂøýõ, Vukovi sa Drine) was an elite Special police unit, a part of the Army of Republika SrpskaâÂÂs detachment âÂÂDrina CorpsâÂÂ, as well as a part of the âÂÂ1st Zvornik Infantry Brigadeâ which was a battalion of the Drina Corps. The unit participated in many battles, which devolved into the unit being awarded the Order of NemanjiÃÂi, for its feats during the Bosnian War.
The Wolves from the Drina unit was formed in Zvornik on May 25, 1992, followed by the Start of the Bosnian War. Captain Mile Stanoà ¡eviàwas the head commander of the unit, until he was killed in action during an operation near Vitinica, after Stanoà ¡eviÃÂâÂÂs death, Milan Joloviàbecame the commander of the unit.
The first major operation the unit participated in was Operation Lukavac '93. Most famously, the Wolves from the Drina unit, along with Milan JoloviÃÂ, prevented Ratko MladiÃÂ from being killed during the Operation, and JoloviÃÂ was ranked as Captain.
Aside from the action in Lukavac in 1993, the unit participated in battles in Oraà ¡je and Srebrenica, two engagements in Western Bosnia, and Operation Vaganj 95, which was the last ever operation the unit engaged in.
During the Siege of Srebrenica in 1995, an offensive had been launched by the Army of Republika Srpska. The elite 28th âÂÂMuslimâ Brigade in Srebrenica had been âÂÂobliteratedâ by the Wolves from the Drina unit.
In total, the unit lost 81–82 soldiers, with the number of members of the unit being abysmal. JoloviÃÂ himself was wounded three times.
None of the members of the Wolves from the Drina unit were charged with war crimes, many members of the unit were rewarded with Republika SrpskaâÂÂs highest military honors, the unit itself was rewarded the Order of NemanjiÃÂi for its actions to protect the Serbian people.