Czech troops join NATO Front forces in Rukla – JONAVA KNOWLEDGE

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16 July 2018
16 July 2018
15:54
2018 [19659008] ionovozyons .lt

Since 17 July For the sake of deterrence and defense, the battles of the battalion of the international forces of NATO stationed in Lithuania are joined by the Czech troops. Approximately 240 Czech soldiers will serve in the rukla-deployed NATO unit.

"The arrival of the Czech forces in Lithuania demonstrates the strong support of the country and NATO solidarity to ensure the security of Lithuania and the entire region." The active participation of allies of the forces NATO's front line in the Baltic States and Poland sends the clear message that the Alliance is strong, united and ready to firmly defend any threat, "said Raimundas Karoblis, Minister of National Defense.

Czech troops arrive in Lithuania from various units of the army, but on the basis of troops of the 41st Mechanized Infantry Battalion deployed in the northwestern part of the Czech Republic. The new contingent arrives with Pandur II infantry fighting machines, armed with 30mm guns and anti-tank missiles, Spike.

Czech soldiers arrive in Lithuania by decision of the House of Representatives of the House of Representatives, according to which the mission of the Czech troops to the NATO forces in Lithuania is planned until 2020. end December.

This is not the first time that Czech troops have arrived in Lithuania. 2017 For four months, about 150 soldiers of the 7th Czech Brigade, as well as Lithuanian troops and other allied troops, were trained under the NATO Insurance Measures, which started in the Baltic States and in Eastern Europe after 2014. Russian aggression in Ukraine.

Czech soldiers in 2009 and 2012 participated in the NATO air policing mission in the Baltic states, it is expected that Czech troops and fighter planes will be sent to this mission in 2019. in the second half of the year.

The Czech Republic also badigned two officers to the NATO Integration Unit (NFIU) operating in Vilnius in Vilnius. The Czech-Lithuanian air force is particularly involved in various exercises and training in the Czech Republic and Lithuania.

Since 2017 The headquarters of Germany is located in the combat group of the battalion of the NATO forces based in Rukla. Troops with equipment and weapons for the NATO Combat Group in Lithuania have also been deployed by Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Luxembourg and the United States. # 39; Iceland. There are about 1,200 Allied troops in the unit.

Four international battalions in the Baltic States and Poland were deployed to implement the decisions of the NATO Warsaw Summit in response to the growing threat from Russia.

Photo of the Czech army. Information from the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Lithuania.

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