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NATO sources have warned Finnish media that Russia has begun conducting military drills simulating a full-scale attack on Finland and the Baltics.

In mid-December, Iltalehti followed the JEF summit in Estonia.

In connection with that, NATO sources told and presented to IL what kind of attack Russia has practiced on Finland, the Baltics and Norway.

The attack would be about the simultaneous attack of several different Russian army units.

In the north, the 14th Army Corps would attack the Norwegian coast from the direction of Murmansk by sea, land and air.

The Russians would send their landing forces to Finnish Lapland. Finland would also be attacked by Russian missile forces stationed on the Kola peninsula.

Tens of thousands of Russian soldiers would participate in the attack.

In Lapland, the Russians would try, for example, to take over Ivalo airport quickly.

Russia would try to create a buffer zone in Northern Lapland and Finnmark in Norway, which would move the fighting to the territory of NATO countries. At the same time, the Russians would tie up the allied forces.

Further south, Russian missile forces would target their attacks on the southern coast of Finland and southeastern Finland. The Russian 44th Army Corps would be responsible for the attack.

The goal would not necessarily be a breakthrough into the interior of Finland, but the conquest of the northern coast of the Gulf of Finland and southeastern Finland. In this way, the Russians would tie up the main forces of the Finnish Defense Forces and make it difficult to support Estonia's defense from Finland.

Sources estimate that Russia would aim for the borders of the Peace of Turku from 1743. In that case, the Russian invasion forces would aim as far as Kymijoki. Further north, the objective of the attack would be Puumalansalmi.

The report estimates that Russia would like a buffer zone for itself:

- Russia's security thinking shows the pursuit of strategic depth and the effort to create a unified buffer zone in Europe, all the way from the Arctic region through the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.

The concrete threat assessments presented by NATO sources help to understand why the conclusions of the report published by Finland are so serious.

According to NATO's threat assessment, Russian missile attacks would also target Helsinki.

The Russians' main attack direction would be in the Baltics.

Vladimir Putin said in his annual propaganda speech on December 19 that Russia has "enough forces and means to restore all its historical territories".

Earlier, Putin has said that his ideal is the Russian Empire of the 18th century. Sources say that Putin's words should be taken literally.

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania would be at risk, but also Southeastern Finland.

According to NATO sources, the Russian 6th Army would attempt a breakthrough in Estonia and Latvia with a massive tank, artillery and missile attack. The goal of the attack would be the capture of the capitals Tallinn and Riga.

The Russians would attack Lithuania via Belarus. The goal would be to get a land connection between Russia's Kaliningrad and Belarus, i.e. the seizure of the so-called Suwalki corridor. If the operation were successful, the NATO forces fighting in the Baltics would be in danger of being geographically trapped.

Russia would try to make their position more difficult by attacking Finland's southern coast.

The missile forces stationed in Kaliningrad and the Russian Baltic Sea Fleet would attack Gotland, so that it would be difficult to maintain NATO's ground forces fighting in the Baltics from the direction of Sweden.

- In 2017, in its Zapad exercise, Russia practiced an attack on Norway, Finland and the Baltics. The Russians have not given up their attack plan but want to implement it after the war in Ukraine. According to our information, the plan still exists, and the Russians have not given up their desire to implement it, the source says.

The knowledge of the existence of Russia's attack plan and its scope makes it logical why the NATO countries organized an exercise of tens of thousands of soldiers and hundreds of armored vehicles on the coast of Norway and in the Finnish and Norwegian fells.

In the sky, 60 fighters and 40 helicopters participated in the Nordic Response exercise.

- Our joint operational capability as NATO allies demonstrates our ability to repel a Russian attack. We are trying to prevent them from ever even imagining that they would succeed in an attack on Norway, Vice-Admiral Perry stressed.

According to NATO sources, the problem arises from the fact that Russia does not care about its losses. Russia's military leadership may undertake a threat attempt, even if it leads to the death of hundreds of thousands of Russian soldiers. The same conclusion can be found in Finland's report.

- The human spirit has no value for them, a NATO source emphasizes.

NATO countries consider a Russian attack possible. It can be seen in the statements and, above all, in the training activities.

- It's not about if Russia attacks, but when they try to attack. It is certain that they will try to surprise us. Surprise is part of Russia's strategic culture, one source says.

There is no tone of exaggeration or intimidation in the words of the sources, but the things told are based on intelligence information about Russia's goals and the structure of the country's army.

The main parts of the Russian ground forces are currently engaged in an attack on Ukraine, but sources say that Russia has the ability to build an offensive force of at least 600,000 soldiers on the Baltic and Finnish borders.

- For example, brigade-sized Russian troops near Finland and Estonia will be raised to the strength of a division. Russia has plans for this, says a NATO source.

In Finland's report, there is an entry that is in line with information from NATO sources: "Russia is strengthening its military presence and operations in its northwestern direction in all operational operating environments as quickly as possible."

Chupacabra kirjutas: ↑26 Dets, 2024 23:13 FSB kinnitab Putinile, et Baltikumis miljonid inimesed tervitavad tema armeed lilledega, Tallinn-Riia-Vilnius saab vallutatud kolme päevaga ja kogu operatsioon lõppeb kahe nädalaga. Tehtud-mõeldud.

Chupacabra kirjutas: ↑27 Dets, 2024 10:10 Väidetavalt on vene luureteenistused Putinile korduvalt kinnitanud, et kohe-kohe saab läänel tehnika ja moon otsa.

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