The Ministry of Defense provided further details in a statement regarding the type of unexploded projectile found at the Kalo Chorio firing range. As reported, it is an 81-millimeter flare.
A team of bomb disposal experts from the National Guard was deployed to handle the incident; after arriving at the site where the projectile was found, proceeded to cordon off and secure the area and took the necessary measures for its safe disposal.
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Today, Thursday, August 27, 2026, at approximately 9:30 a.m., the process of neutralizing the munition in question was completed.
In addition, during work to widen a firebreak in an area south of the firing range, another projectile was located. Following an inspection by a specialized police bomb disposal team, it was determined that the projectile did not contain explosive material and, as a result, was safely recovered.
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