Finland Flexes NATO Firepower Near Russian Border In Biggest Winter Artillery Drills Yet Finland has launched its largest winter artillery drills just 100km from the Russian border, underscoring its new NATO-aligned security posture. The week-long “Northern Strike 225” exercise brings together three Finnish brigades, border guards, and a Polish rocket launcher unit, involving 2,200 personnel and 500 vehicles. Commanders described the drills as Finland’s most significant artillery training event, aimed at boosting winter warfare readiness and inter-unit coordination. With nearly 20,000 troops set to train nationwide by December, Finland is intensifying military preparedness after joining NATO in 2023. Moscow has condemned Helsinki’s shift, accusing it of collapsing relations by hosting NAT

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