The NATO battalion began movement in Estonia
Moscow. March 5. INTERFAX.RU Combat battalion group to NATO over the next six weeks to move to Estonia with personnel, weapons and logistics, reported “Interfax” on Sunday in a press-service Estonian the Ministry of defence.
“Estonia is ready to welcome the allies. In may the battalion combat group of allies composed of the 1st infantry brigade of the Estonian defense Forces take part in major military maneuvers “Spring storm”, — said the Minister of defence of Estonia Margus Zahka (Margus Tsahkna), which quoted the press service.
The Minister visited last week, the military leadership of the battalion group to NATO at the headquarters of the defence Forces and received a detailed report about the arrival of allies from the head of the contingent, Colonel Giles Harris (Giles Harris).
The decision on the deployment of allied forces in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Poland was made at the NATO summit in Warsaw in June last year.
To lead the international battalion in Estonia, the UK, and its members are also part of France and Denmark — a total of about 1,200 soldiers.