After the fall of Vukovar, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel and was placed in command of a brigade of JNA stationed at Podgorica (then still known as Titograd), Montenegro.
După căderea Vukovarului, el a fost promovat la gradul de locotenent-colonel și numit la comanda unei brigăzi a JNA staționată la Podgorica (pe atunci Titograd), capitala Muntenegrului.