The Polish authorities approved the deployment of Bundeswehr troops in the country to operate the Patriot system. The corresponding document was signed by President Andrzej Duda, Informacyjna Agencja Radiowa reports..

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According to the news agency, several hundred soldiers from Germany will arrive in Poland after the weekend to operate Patriot launchers..

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According to the decision of the Ministry of Defense of Poland, they will be located in the Lublin Voivodeship on the border with Ukraine.. The location is coordinated with the Operational Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in agreement with the leadership of the Ministry of Defense.

As previously reported, at least 12 launchers are planned to be transferred to Poland from Germany..

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Consequence of the events in Przevodovo.

The dispatch of the Patriot launcher to Poland, along with the soldiers operating the system, is a consequence of the events in Przewodow late last year..

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“An unfortunate event took place in this small town on the border with Ukraine. Elements of rockets fired by the Ukrainian defense system due to Russian shelling collapsed in our country. As a result of this incident, two people died,” writes the Polish agency.