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Baltic states plan for mass evacuations in case of a Russian attack
- Recently, the three Baltic states began drawing up contingency evacuation plans amid fears of a Russian troop build-up or attack involving hundreds of thousands of evacuees.
- Alarmed by Russia's 2022 invasion and spending, the three Baltic states accelerated planning amid cyberattacks and incursions while Russia says it had no plans to attack Nato.
- Latvia estimates a third of its 1.9 million people might leave their homes, while Estonia plans to rehouse a tenth of its 1.4 million in makeshift shelters and officials count about 400,000 near Russia and Belarus.
- Assembly points have been designated, trains and buses assigned, and supplies stocked in warehouses, a Lithuanian firefighting service official said, while Arminas Raudys, 31, said, `We talk about this every month, every week- at work, everywhere.`
- Officials note planning intensified after May's civil-protection cooperation agreement as threats vary, with Ivar Mai urging focus on the Suwalki Gap and Renatas Pozela warning of large Russian force movements.
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Alarmed by Russia's massive military spending since its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the three Baltic states are drawing up contingency plans to deal with the possibility of hundreds of thousands of people fleeing a Russian troop buildup or attack. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have long expressed fears of potential Russian aggression, citing Russian cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns and incursions in recent months by Russian fighter jets a…
The Baltic countries that fear Russia's aggression run to the shelter. Evacuation plans and strengthening of borders in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Moscow "We don't have an attack on NATO scheduled." In the corridors of Talin there is talk of an attack in 2027
In case of aggression by the Russian Federation.
The three Baltic states – Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia – are preparing plans to evacuate hundreds of thousands of citizens from bordering areas...
With supplies and refuge maps, the Baltics arm themselves against a potential threat from Russia. Hundreds of thousands of people are to be evacuated in an emergency. Especially the Suwalki corridor could play a decisive role in an attack.
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