 While parts of the column awaited further orders in Sarači, the first two tanks again come under heavy artillery fire as they reached the outskirts of the village Kalešija, the closest settlement to the observation post, as they were caught in an ambush.Although Danish commanders requested NATO support in the form of an airstrike, these requests were ultimately denied.The exact sequence events which followed have been heavily disputed as official accounts of the operation have been challenged by details and alternate accounts brought forth by tank commanders and other Danish troops who took part in the operation.