Senior Sergeant Berchetaru Ionel Sorinel from the 33rd Mountain Troops POSADA in mission in the theater of operations in Afghanistan suffered a superficial wound in the belly region, today, August 1, at 16.45 hours (Romania's time0 during an indirect attack against the base.

The Senior Sergeant received the medical assistance and now is under medical observance in Qalat, for special care.

The Ministry of Defense is overseeing the medical state of the military and is in close connection with his family.

MoD Press Office