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The kings of the north: Meet Finland’s readiness units

(Source: Finnish Defence Forces)

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In the weeks leading up to February 24th, 2014, Russia conducted large-scale military exercises on the border with Ukraine.

While NATO focused on that diversion, Russian intelligence services assembled a collective designed for hybrid warfare to facilitate an invasion of Crimea: ethnic Russians in the Crimea, Serbian militias, Chechen soldiers, the Night Wolves motorcycle club, Russian private military companies, and Russian regulars.

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  • Daniel

    Exactly right. First guy I always think of, when I hear Finland.

  • CJR

    Great piece of writing Ahmed. Russia was successful in their asymmetrical attack on the Ukraine. Good to hear other neighboring countries are on their toes.

  • Yankee Papa

    Tim, The Finnish reservists in 1939 mostly country lads... woods, winter, cold, rifle marksmanship, survival skills, skiing... old stuff to them. -YP-

  • tim e

    Lets not forget that this is the land that Simo Heyha came from, a reservist farmer to took up arms to repel a Russian invasion. It wouldn't surprise me if there were not more than a few young Finn woodsman capable of such valor and marksmanship.