Professional Training in Kosovo
Text: Lieutenant Tibor Maksa | Photo: KFOR-34 HUNCON | 08:16 April 22, 2026For many years, Hungarian servicemembers have been responsible for conducting Fire Phobia training for newcomers arriving in the Kosovo area of operations. This time, the 2nd Infantry Company of the 34th rotation of the HDF KFOR Contingent held a training session for the North Macedonian personnel serving under KFOR Regional Command-West (RC-W), during which Hungarian soldiers demonstrated the necessary techniques stepwise.
During the training, they paid special attention to proper riot shield technique so that the burning liquid cannot cause injuries, and also to proper stomping, which, besides choking the flames, may be effective as a psychological weapon against the crowd.
By the end of the exercise, the foreign subunits – from individual to squad force level – confidently demonstrated how to tackle the threats posed by homemade Molotov cocktails.
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