ment, as it is the sole Polish Army
component operating main battle
tanks abroad. A company of the Po-
lish PT-91 Twardy main battle tanks
is stationed in Latvia as a part of
an international NATO battle gro-
up. The tanks work in sync with the
Canadian (leading), Albanian, Mon-
tenegrin, Czech, Spanish, Northern
Macedonian, Slovak, Slovenian,
and Italian troops. All of the forces
listed above are stationed in Ādaži.
Thanks to the above, the Latvian de-
tachment has tank components from
Poland (PT-91), Italy (C1 Ariete), and
Spain (Leopard 2E). These are sup-
ported by the B1 Centauro support ve-
hicles, and VCC-80 Dardo, BMP-2, and
Pizzaro infantry fighting vehicles.
The presence of international forces
within the Latvian territory stems
from the geopolitical situation in the
region, resulting on the grounds of
the aggressive moves made by Rus-
sia that began in 2014. As a result of
the arrangements made during the
DECONTAMINATION OF A PT-91 MAIN BATTLE TANK.
IMAGE CREDIT: 9TH ARMOURED CAVALRY BRIGADE.
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