The Ministry of National Defense announces a shooting incident at the South Hills firing range in Poland, after the Sky Guardians Anti-Aircraft Defense Detachment conducted a shooting session, and two ammunition elements fell in the neighboring village, causing material damage.
„On Thursday, August 22, the Sky Guardians Anti-Aircraft Defense Detachment conducted a night shooting session with the Gepard systems in use, at the South Hills Firing Range in Poland.
At 10:30 p.m., the detachment commander was informed that two ammunition elements had fallen in the village of Bemowo Piskie, located near the firing range, causing material damage," representatives of the Ministry of National Defense announced on Friday.
They mentioned that at the disposal of the Polish military police, who are investigating the cause, the detachment command will provide all the necessary data and information to clarify the circumstances in which this event occurred.
The Anti-Aircraft Defense Detachment generated by the anti-aircraft defense structures of the Romanian Army is in the fifteenth rotation at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, with the mission of ensuring the Enhanced Forward Presence on the Northeastern flank of the Alliance, within the NATO Battle Group in Poland.
During the six-month mission, the approximately 100 Romanian anti-aircraft gunners participate in exercises and training activities alongside American, British, Croatian, and Polish comrades, aiming to improve cohesion and increase the level of interoperability among NATO member troops.