US EditionEstonia Building 100-Kilometer Defensive Line, Weighing Full Border Closure with Russia
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Estonia building 100-kilometer defensive line, weighing full border closure with Russia
Estonia is rolling out large-scale fortifications on its border with Russia — planning tens of kilometers of anti-tank ditches, hundreds of bunkers in the coming years, and considering a full border closure. The outlet ERR reports construction has already begun. The first half-kilometer ditch was dug in the village of Vinski, near Meremäe in Võrumaa. Going forward, the fortifications will be built inside the barrier fence and reinforced with “dr…
The Estonian government has begun the construction of powerful defensive structures to strengthen security on the eastern border.
An anti-tank ditch nearly 40 kilometers long will be dug on the southeastern border over the next two years, as part of the Baltic Defense Zone defense facility planned for Estonia.
By the end of 2027, an anti-tank ditch several dozen kilometers long will be built on the southeastern section of the Estonian-Russian border, forming part of the Baltic Defense Line and strengthening NATO's eastern flank, ERR television reported.
Estonia wants to have not only the aforementioned anti-tank ditch, but also almost 600 bunkers by the end of 2027.
By the end of 2027, the Estonian armed forces plan to dig 40 kilometers of anti-tank ditches on Estonia's southeastern border, which will be part of the expanded fortification of the Baltic Defense Line, public broadcaster ERR reported. “Since in northeastern Estonia we already have a good natural barrier in the form of the Narva River and in the east the Chudsko-Pskov Lake, in the southeast we plan to build 40 kilometers of anti-tank ditches to…
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