NATO announces the exercise with 90 thousand troops, the defense against the Russian attack will be simulated

2024-01-18 17:21:05Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
NATO announces the exercise with 90 thousand troops, the defense against the
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About 90,000 troops will take part in NATO's biggest exercise in decades, known as Steadfast Defender 2024, which starts next week and runs until June, the alliance's top commander Chris said on Thursday. Cavoli.

"The alliance will demonstrate its ability to strengthen the Euro-Atlantic area with a transatlantic movement of forces from North America," the American general told reporters in Brussels after a two-day meeting of national defense chiefs.

The troops will come from NATO allies and Sweden, according to Cavoli.

Scheduled from February to June, the maneuvers will focus on putting ground troops on alert. In "Steadfast Defender" a Russian attack on NATO territory will be simulated, with the activation of Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty for collective defense. The operational theater includes Germany, Poland and the Baltic countries.


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