The newspaper wrote that the diesel heat guns used to heat the tents of the Danish military personnel stationed in Latvia within the scope of the NATO mission pose a risk of harming the health of the soldiers by polluting the air. DR Nyheder.
“As was recently discovered, excess of the maximum allowable concentration for suspended particles has been recorded in camping tents and the surrounding area,” the publication says.
In a letter, acting Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen emphasizes that Danish soldiers should not live in tents with air pollution, neither on duty nor during training.
In the article, it is stated that an investigation was started after the measurements. It was noted that the Danish military union is not satisfied with the current situation, but is happy that the problem is being resolved.
In May last year, the Danish Armed Forces, as part of strengthening NATO’s eastern flank, decided To strengthen its unity in the Baltic states. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said 800 troops would be sent in addition to those already deployed in the region.