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BELFAST — A collection of 600 bunkers are to be built across the borders of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to shore up NATO’s eastern flank and deliver a groundbreaking anti-mobility defensive line aimed at preventing any “quick and far-reaching offensive” launched by Russia.
Based on an agreement between the three Baltic countries last month and aligned to NATO’s new regional defense plans, the estimated €60 million ($65 million) anti-mobility installation project will see a first bunker constructed 2025.
The nations are “already halfway through [the] planning cycle, development and testing of product type bunkers,” said Susan Lilleväli, Estonia’s Undersecretary for Defence Readiness, during a press briefing today.
“We have seen different estimates [around] how quickly Russia can rebuild its military, and we need to use this time wisely,” she said. “We’ve come to conclusion that time to make all the necessary preparations [against an attack] is now.”
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A few years ago I would have said this is a incredibly stupid idea. But with what we've seen of the Russian Army's lack of capability in Ukraine it is now a very good idea. It would probably take their whole army to push through this with massive casualties.
BELFAST — A collection of 600 bunkers are to be built across the borders of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to shore up NATO’s eastern flank and deliver a groundbreaking anti-mobility defensive line aimed at preventing any “quick and far-reaching offensive” launched by Russia.
Based on an agreement between the three Baltic countries last month and aligned to NATO’s new regional defense plans, the estimated €60 million ($65 million) anti-mobility installation project will see a first bunker constructed 2025.
The nations are “already halfway through [the] planning cycle, development and testing of product type bunkers,” said Susan Lilleväli, Estonia’s Undersecretary for Defence Readiness, during a press briefing today.
“We have seen different estimates [around] how quickly Russia can rebuild its military, and we need to use this time wisely,” she said. “We’ve come to conclusion that time to make all the necessary preparations [against an attack] is now.”
A few years ago I would have said this is a incredibly stupid idea. But with what we've seen of the Russian Army's lack of capability in Ukraine it is now a very good idea. It would probably take their whole army to push through this with massive casualties.
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