One Hungarian soldier needs surgery as unrest continues in Kosovo – videos
During the riots in Kosovo, 20 Hungarians were injured, four of them had to be hospitalised for shrapnel injuries. One soldier needed urgent operation.
Kosovo riots, Hungarian injured
On Monday afternoon, the soldiers of the Hungarian Defence Forces, who are part of the NATO peacekeeping force, were deployed for crowd dispersal duties at the mayor’s office of the Kosovo municipality of Zvecan. The crowd was protesting against the outcome of the previous elections.
The clashes erupted when Hungarian peacekeepers tried to disperse protesting Serbs who were demonstrating against the Albanian leaders elected as heads of municipalities in Kosovo. KFOR also fired tear gas and Serbs threw stones and bottles at the peacekeepers.
As we reported, 20 Hungarian soldiers were injured in the Kosovo dispersal, according to the Ministry of Defence.
Hungarians in hospital
“Our ambassador to Pristina, JĂ³zsef Bencze, has just visited four Hungarian soldiers in the US hospital who are currently receiving medical treatment for shrapnel injuries. One of them had to undergo surgery, but fortunately none of them is in a life-threatening condition,” Foreign Minister PĂ©ter SzijjĂ¡rtĂ³ wrote on his Facebook page.
The Hungarian National Guard announced on its social media page that a plane specially designed for medical care departed from Kecskemét late on Monday evening, index.hu reports.
NATO commander spoke out
KFOR commander Angelo Michele Ristuccia described the attacks as deplorable. He also stressed that NATO would continue to carry out its mandate impartially.
According to the latest news, in addition to the 20 Hungarians, 52 Serbs were injured, three of them seriously.
According to NĂ©pszava, The Free Europe footage shows, among other things, angry Serbs hitting and throwing sticks at NATO peacekeepers defending themselves with shields. The sound of gunfire is also clearly audible. At the 12th second, a soldier can be heard shouting in Hungarian: “I’m wounded!”
Another footage shows Hungarian soldiers warning each other that the crowd is throwing bottles and lighting flares at them.
Serbs fighting for their existence in Kosovo against Albanians and NATO today in Kosovska Mitrovica.
Kosovo, was stolen from Serbia after NATO bombing them for 78 days and nights in 1999 destroying the whole country but Serbs will never give up their land.
Kosovo is Serbia đŸ‡·đŸ‡¸ pic.twitter.com/mzs482wB2k— Susann (@ZenWorld16) May 29, 2023