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In Finland's forests, soldiers re-learn how to lay anti-personnel mines
Finland trains 3,000 conscripts and reservists annually on anti-personnel mines following NATO accession and treaty exit, citing defense needs against Russia.
- Finland, recently joined NATO, has re-started training its soldiers to lay anti-personnel mines after withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention that banned them.
- Finnish Army Colonel Riku Mikkonen stated that anti-personnel mines, although old, "are still effective and they have an important role on the battlefield", following the trench warfare in Ukraine.
- Finland currently does not intend to deploy mines along its eastern border with Russia, but the government may decide to do so months in advance of potential hostilities.
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AlKhaleej TodayIn Finland's forests, soldiers re-learn how to lay anti-personnel mines as Russia threat grows
KAJAANI (Finland), Feb 6 — Finland is barely out of the treaty banning them but the country’s armed forces are already training soldiers to lay anti-personnel mines, citing a threat from neighbouring Russia.Trudging through snow, a young Finnish conscript carefully draws a thin blue wire between two pine trees. The other end is attached to a hidden mine some 20 metres (65 feet) away.“We are in the process of figuring out what’s the most effectiv…
In order to better defend itself against a possible Russian invasion in the future, Finland has started training soldiers,…
As soon as Finland withdrew from the treaty banning anti-personnel mines, the country's armed forces are already training soldiers on how to lay them, citing the threat posed by neighboring Russia.
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In Finland's forests, soldiers re-learn how to lay anti-personnel mines
Finland is barely out of the treaty banning them but the country's armed forces are already training soldiers to lay anti-personnel mines, citing a threat from neighbouring Russia.
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