Toxic Valley international military exercise starts in Zemianske Kostolany

The Toxic Valley 2021 international military exercise started on Tuesday in Zemianske Kostolany (Trencin region), Slovak Army's spokesman Stefan Zemanovic tolf TASR. The three-week exercise started with an initial formation of trainees in premises of the local Training and Testing Centre of Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection. Zemanovic said that almost 300 soldiers are taking part in the exercise. In addition to Slovak ones, there are soldiers from Austria, Belgium, Germany, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Slovenia and the USA.