Located 300 km from St. Petersburg: NATO's regional ground forces headquarters opened in Finland
Kyiv • UNN
A ceremony was held in Mikkeli, Finland, to open NATO's ground forces headquarters in Northern Europe, located 300 km from St. Petersburg. Initially, the headquarters will have 10 personnel, with the number later increasing to 50. Its task is to command and coordinate the Alliance's ground forces operations.
In the Finnish city of Mikkeli, 300 km from Russian St. Petersburg, the opening ceremony of the NATO Land Forces Headquarters in Northern Europe took place. This is reported by UNN with reference to the Ministry of Defense of Finland.
Details
As noted by the department, initially the number of personnel of this headquarters will be 10 people. In the future, the number will increase to about 50 people.
The tasks of the headquarters are to command and control the Alliance's land forces, as well as to coordinate the operations of national land forces in the northern region.
This means, among other things, planning, preparing and leading joint Alliance training activities. In the course of performing their duties, personnel will participate in meetings and work of both land forces command units and the Alliance
Recall
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