Operation MH - 2

Operation MH - 2 (Macedonian Cyrillic: Операција МХ - 2) was a first major battle in Kumanovo Karadak region. The goals of the operation were, first to make a corridor between the villages of Slupchane and Lipkovo and connection with Aleshevce and to stop all villages to communicating between themselves and second to "clean" all the villages from terrorists. 2 soldiers were killed in an ambush and one was kidnapped.

British conspiracy tape
On 7 May the Director of Public Safety of the Ministry of Interior Zvonko Kasharski has broth from the British embassy in to the General staff of ARM a videotape of the villages that were supposed to be recaptured from the terrorist in the operation. The tape was reviewed but not taken in to consideration.

Execution of the Operation MH - 2
Macedonian forces started to demine the fields at 8 a.m. and attacked with one mechanized battalion with support of artillery villages: Ljubodrag, Lopate and Orizare. One tank battalion and one mechanized battalion attack Vaksince and Lojane was blocked with one mechanized battalion supported by tank platoon. 480 Policeman were included to support the military. Around 2 p.m. the operation was stopped by orders of Boris Trajkovski over the phone to general Pande Petrovski. In the time when the order was given the terrorist were in panic and fleeing the battlefield in to the mountains.