The Serbian government issued a statement saying that in capturing Jarinje and Brnjak, the intent is "not to establish law and order but to impose forcefully, even at the cost of human lives, a change in the whole reality in the north of the province".
Srpska vlada objavila je saopštenje u kome se kaže da cilj zauzimanja Jarinja i Brnjaka „nije uspostavljanje reda i mira, već nasilno nametanje promene čitave realnosti na severu pokrajine, čak i po cenu ljudskih života“.