Amphibious capabilities extend NATO’s range in the High North

After three ruinous years of war in Ukraine, NATO has new reasons to worry about further Russian incursion into Europe. Last week, in Poland, marked the first time that Russian drones have been downed over the territory of a NATO member state. Earlier this summer, Estonian naval forces intercepted an unflagged tanker in its exclusive economic zone, operating under Russia’s shadow fleet. Recent Latvian intelligence reports suggest that, in response to Sweden and Finland’s accession to full NATO membership, Russian Armed Forces reorganized its military districts, bordering Latvia, into the newly formed Leningrad and Moscow military districts. These provocations by air, sea and land indicate Russia’s willingness to test NATO member states’ responsiveness and their defenses.

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