Kammala wannan jumla: A ranar Lahadin Easter, 31 ga Maris, 1991, an fara gwagwarmaya ta farko lokacin da 'yan sandan Croatia daga Ma'aikatar Harkokin Cikin Gida ta Croatia (MUP) suka shiga yankin.
Gidan shakatawa na kasa na Plitvice Lakes don fitar da sojojin 'yan tawayen Serbia. Sojojin Serbia sun yi kwanton bauna kan wata motar bas da ke dauke da 'yan sandan Croatia a cikin filin shakatawa na kasa a kan hanyar arewacin Korenica, wanda ya haifar da yakin bindiga na yini guda tsakanin bangarorin biyu. A lokacin yakin, an kashe mutane biyu, wani dan sanda dan kasar Croatia da wani dan sanda dan kasar Serbia. Sauran mutane ashirin sun ji rauni kuma sojoji da 'yan sanda na Krajina Serb ashirin da tara suka zama fursunoni na sojojin Croatia. Daga cikin fursunonin akwai Goran Hadžić, wanda daga baya ya zama Shugaban Jamhuriyar Serbian Krajina.