Polish basic fired after lacking anti-tank mines have been present in IKEA

The official assertion doesn’t elaborate on the explanations of the dismissal, however native media linked it to the disappearance of the anti-tank mines in June 2024, which Kępczyński allegedly hid from his superiors.

According to the stories, troopers didn’t unload a part of the prepare carrying over 1,000 tons of explosives in whole, and the anti-tank mines continued to flow into across the nation earlier than they went lacking. On paper, false details about the variety of mines was supplied, media stories.

Officials apparently grew to become conscious of the issue when the weapons have been discovered sitting within the IKEA warehouse, at which level somebody referred to as the navy to ask “after they would gather their mines.”

An investigation into the matter was opened final 12 months, which is at the moment ongoing, the prosecutor’s workplace stated on Friday.

Kępczynski didn’t instantly reply to POLITICO’s request for remark.