The 2nd Contingent deploys in a mission near KFOR, in Kosovo, Peleshi: Albania, a factor for peace and stability in the region

Published: Tuesday, 23 August 2022 12:44

30 officers of the 2nd Contingent from the Land Forces, officers of the Commando Battalion (from the Special Operations Regiment - ROS) leave for Kosovo to serve as part of the KFOR mission. Defence Minister Niko Peleshi, present at the dislocation ceremony, appreciated this special moment due to the fact that these officers are going on a mission as representatives of the country in the efforts of the NATO Alliance to serve security and peace.

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Statement of the Ministry of Defense on the incident at Gramsh plant

Published: Saturday, 20 August 2022 12:36

An incident happened this evening at the Military Plant in Gramsh, three citizens with Russian and Ukrainian passports tried to enter the plant. The soldiers who were guarding the plant reacted immediately, but during the efforts to stop the 3 foreign citizens, two of our soldiers were injured, who are now under supervision and care of doctors at the Trauma Hospital in Tirana.

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Information on Gramshi Plant event

Published: Saturday, 20 August 2022 12:32

Around 17:40 today (Saturday, August 20), the shift guard at the Gramsh Military Plant noticed suspicious movements around the facility. He immediately informed the head of the guards that a person entered the territory and tried to take pictures. Both shift soldiers applied military rules in order to detain the person, first calling him to stop. Despite the call of the guard and the plant's security officer, the person tried to leave, but thanks to the quick reaction of the two soldiers, he was detained. At this moment, the escaping person retaliated by using neuroparalyzing spray on the two soldiers, but the two military guards stopped him.

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