Heads flew: Polish military sent 240 anti-tank mines to IKEA warehouse

In Poland, four servicemen have been charged with improper supervision of weapons and ammunition — in June last year, they lost 240 anti-tank mines near Szczecin. It is reported by Reuters with reference to a representative of the district prosecutor's office in Poznan Lukasz Wawrzyniak.

"The case concerns negligence regarding the unloading of ammunition, they face up to five years in prison. None of the suspects pleaded guilty," said Vavzhinyak, quoted by RBC.

Last summer, soldiers unloaded a train with military equipment near the city of Szczecin in northwestern Poland, which had to be delivered to a warehouse, but hundreds of mines in several boxes remained in the car. According to the prosecutor, when receiving the property, it was incorrectly calculated and "only after some time it became clear that not all the cargo was accepted." And then the mines "went on," as the Polish media reported.

They were found on July 16 in a warehouse owned by IKEA Industry Orla, said IKEA Industry Poland resident Malgorzata Dobies-Turulska, on the same day the boxes were taken away by the military police.

After the incident, "all necessary measures were taken," including "security procedures, explanatory procedures, corrective actions related to training and training," Vladislav Kosinyak-Kamysh, the head of the country's Defense Ministry, told RMF radio.

On January 9, the Ministry announced the dismissal of Major-General Artur Kenpchinsky, head of the Armed Forces Support Inspectorate. The reasons were not specified, but RMF and other media linked his dismissal with the loss of anti-tank mines.