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Finland has found another foreign drone, larger than those used for civilian purposes, near its border with Russia. Few other details about the drone have been released, but its origin is confirmed as non-Finnish.
The commander of the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) stated that the power station whose chimney was hit by a stray Ukrainian drone near the Russian border would be indefensible in a conflict situation, providing further commentary on the incident where two military drones entered Estonian and Latvian airspace from Russia.
NATO intends to extend its Cold War-era fuel pipeline network by hundreds of kilometers eastward to ensure sufficient fuel supplies for its units in the event of a future conflict with Russia.
The event drew an international crowd, with attendees travelling from Italy, Germany, and France
Lithuanian intelligence agencies state that the conventional military threat to Lithuania remains low, but they are monitoring changes that are more concerning than Russian forces at the border, warning of potential bloodshed.
Norwegian police have reported several illegal border crossings along the Norwegian-Russian border over the past two weeks.
Norwegian soldiers are training Ukrainian forces at a new military base near the Ukrainian border, as the war with Russia enters a critical phase. The Norwegian Prime Minister visited the base.
Finnish authorities are investigating a foreign unmanned aircraft discovered on the ice of Lake Pyhäjärvi in Parikkala, near the Russian border, prompting an evacuation and drawing attention to its non-civilian nature. Border Guard patrols identified the object during routine operations.
Anonymous social media accounts are calling for the secession of an Estonian county on the Russian border, specifically mentioning Narva, with Tallinn stating that these efforts are Moscow's doing.
Border Guard captured footage of a wolf walking along the Baltic Sea coast near the Russian border in Poland, describing it as an interesting and cool situation.
Satellites have detected the Oreshnik hypersonic missile at a former Soviet military airfield in Belarus, 5km from the Russian border, capable of reaching all of Europe.
A Latvian fisherman was detained by Russian border guards after illegally crossing the control line between Estonia and Russia on Lake Peipus.
Several illegal border crossings using snowmobiles have been detected along the Norwegian-Russian border in recent weeks, with individuals potentially facing prosecution in Russia.
The Russian border city of Belgorod has experienced significant damage to its electrical and thermal installations due to recent bombardments, leading to widespread power and heating outages during a harsh winter.
Europe is actively scrounging for gas supplies in the wake of the Iran War, with EU finance ministers tallying the economic hit and the ECB stating the impact on the European financial system is 'contained' for now, as the conflict impacts the global economy.
At least two Russian women have died in the Russian border region of Belgorod following a Ukrainian shelling, local authorities announced.
On March 10, the Russian border city of Bryansk suffered its deadliest attack since the start of the full-scale war against Ukraine. Ukrainian forces struck the Kremniy El microelectronics plant, also damaging a nearby technical college and several residential buildings. According to the latest reports, seven residents were killed and 42 people were injured, 29 of whom were hospitalized. To understand how the attack unfolded on the ground, the independent journalists’ cooperative Bereg review...
German tourists were fined 500 euros for unauthorized entry into the border zone in Lapland, Finland, likely due to their interest in seeing the Russian border.
A research institute warns that Norway is unprepared for potential drone attacks, particularly from Russia along its northern border, highlighting a potential vulnerability in Europe's drone defense.
Four years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the consequences of the war are increasingly felt not only in destroyed Ukrainian cities but also in Russia's own border regions.