More than twenty Hungarian soldiers injured in Kosovo, seven seriously – VIDEO

Hungarian soldiers will stand their ground in NATO’s peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, the Hungarian Ministry of Defence (HM) told MTI on Monday evening.

According to the statement, Hungarian soldiers also took part in the Kosovo riot.

On Monday afternoon, the soldiers of the Hungarian Defence Forces, who are participating in the NATO peacekeeping force, were deployed for crowd dispersal tasks at the mayor’s office of the Kosovo municipality of Zvecan. The crowds gathered there were protesting against the results of the previous elections.

Soldiers from several nations were injured in the clash. According to current information, more than 20 Hungarian soldiers were injured, seven of them seriously, and their condition is stable, the ministry added.

The injured Hungarian soldiers are being airlifted to Hungary for further treatment. The rescue unit will leave for Kosovo in the evening hours under the command of Major General Ferenc Kajári, Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff and former commander of KFOR, the Ministry of Defence said.

 

The Ministry of Defence and the Hungarian Defence Forces are keeping the situation informed, the statement of the Ministry of Defence said.

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Source: MTI

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