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Vukovar was the parallel I was thinking of. And Osijek, and other towns.

Surrounded by invading Serbian forces (which taken over the assets of the 5th largest army in Europe), shelled mercilessly - the worst destruction since WW2. Then the defeat, and massacres - and mass rapes.

And an arms embargo on Croatia! Which effectively prevented any sort of defense.

Europe has conveniently forgotten...