Citizens of Ukraine who took part in the peacekeeping mission are leaving Kosovo. We are talking about KFOR (International Peacekeeping Force in Kosovo under the leadership of NATO), reports RBC-Ukraine with reference to the response of the command of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Wednesday, August 3.
“As of today, the national contingent of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, consisting of 40 military personnel, is located in Kosovo, the Republic of Serbia,” the document says.
The department noted that measures are currently being taken to return them to Ukraine.
The reason is Presidential Decree No. 114 dated March 7, 2022 On the withdrawal of the national contingent and national personnel who take part in international operations to maintain peace and security.
“The return of the national contingent will mean a temporary cessation of its participation in the KFOR mission,” the Joint Forces command said.
It should be noted that back in March, President Volodymyr Zelensky recalled all Ukrainian peacekeepers from all missions in the world to defend the state against full-scale Russian aggression.
At the same time, the situation in Kosovo itself has recently escalated against the backdrop of the decision of the authorities to ban the entry of cars with Serbian numbers and relevant Serbian documents from August 1.
But on August 1, it became known that barricades had been dismantled between Serbia and Kosovo.
