KFOR has announced that 25 soldiers of this mission were injured in Zveçan during protests by Serbian citizens.
Through a response to Koha, KFOR said that this afternoon KFOR units were deployed in 4 municipalities of northern Kosovo to curb the violent demonstrations that occurred after the newly elected mayors of the municipalities tried to exercise their duties from the buildings. of the municipal assembly.
During the protests, KFOR said that some soldiers of the Italian and Hungarian contingent of KFOR were the object of unprovoked attacks.
According to this mission, the soldiers suffered fractures in different parts of the body and received burns from the explosion of incendiary devices.
KFOR has said that they received immediate medical treatment from KFOR medical units and are currently under the observation of medical teams.
"The commander of the KFOR mission, Major General Angelo Michele Ristuccia, is personally following the development of the situation and expresses his regret for the men and women of the mission injured during the clashes. He emphasized that unprovoked attacks on NATO units are unacceptable and KFOR will continue to fulfill its mandate in an impartial manner," KFOR told Time.
