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| NATO member opens Ukrainian army training base in Poland | |
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| Camp Jomsborg could host up to 1,200 soldiers and is next to a drone launching strip, according to officials | |
| A Norwegian-led training center for Ukrainian soldiers opened in southeastern Poland on Wednesday. | A Norwegian-led training center for Ukrainian soldiers opened in southeastern Poland on Wednesday. |
| Camp Jomsborg, constructed by engineers from Norway’s Brigade Nord in the town of Lipa, can host up to 1,200 troops at a time, Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz wrote on X. He added that the base will focus on “developing drone capabilities.” | Camp Jomsborg, constructed by engineers from Norway’s Brigade Nord in the town of Lipa, can host up to 1,200 troops at a time, Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz wrote on X. He added that the base will focus on “developing drone capabilities.” |
| Kosiniak-Kamysz stressed that NATO would also benefit from Ukrainian combat experience. | Kosiniak-Kamysz stressed that NATO would also benefit from Ukrainian combat experience. |
| “This is not a one-way street. An important element is that we will draw on Ukrainian experience. Right next to us is a drone launch strip,” he said. | “This is not a one-way street. An important element is that we will draw on Ukrainian experience. Right next to us is a drone launch strip,” he said. |
| Poland has been a key logistical and training hub for Western military aid to Ukraine since the outbreak of open conflict with Russia in 2022. | Poland has been a key logistical and training hub for Western military aid to Ukraine since the outbreak of open conflict with Russia in 2022. |
| Also on Wednesday, EU leaders agreed to create a “drone wall” along the bloc’s eastern flank, following Polish claims last month that Russian UAVs had violated its airspace. | Also on Wednesday, EU leaders agreed to create a “drone wall” along the bloc’s eastern flank, following Polish claims last month that Russian UAVs had violated its airspace. |
| Estonia likewise alleged that three Russian fighter jets entered its airspace in September. Moscow has dismissed both accusations as baseless and accused the EU of warmongering. |