Military intelligence from Denmark arrived in Lithuania in General teachings

About 140 of the military intelligence Unit of Denmark arrived in the port of Klaipeda to participate in the General teachings inform the Ministry of protection of the region (Ministry of defence) Lithuania.

" in order to strengthen deterrence measures in the area of the Baltic States by agreement of the NATO countries on 19 November in Lithuania profit military of Denmark. About 140 of the Danish military intelligence Unit together With the Lithuanian military units of the ground forces will participate in the exercise, according to the report of the Ministry.

The Danish military has brought 70 pieces of different mechanisms, and among them armoured reconnaissance vehicles MOWAG Eagle IV and military trucks. It is expected that the area of the country Danish scouts will spend About a month.

" Our partners arrive in Lithuania exactly when we need. It is urgent implementation of the decisions of the NATO summit and safeguard measures Lithuania that she will not be alone in the field, where the situation has changed in the security field ", - noted the head of the Ministry of defence Juozas Olekas.

in the process shared With the Lithuanian military exercises intelligence Unit will work on the maintenance of mechanized intelligence in different types of operations: offensive, defensive and peacekeeping.

now in Lithuania deployed company of 160 American and 140 Hungarian military With combat equipment.

With the beginning of fall in the Ukraine, the Alliance has strengthened its presence in the Baltic region. Division mission the protection of the airspace of NATO in the Baltic States Since may 1, based not only in Lithuania, where the number of fighters doubled (up to eight aircraft), but in Estonia, where they sent four F-16 fighter of the Royal air force of Denmark. In addition, the four fighters were aimed at the military air base in the Polish city of Malbork.

at the end of April in the region also came About 600 soldiers of the U.S. army who participate in the exercises on different polygons. Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have repeatedly stressed that support further expansion of NATO forces in the area.


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