World News

1063 readers

588 users here now

Rules:

Be a decent person
No spam
Add the byline, or write a line or two in the body about the article.

Other communities of interest:

!usa@ponder.cat

founded 6 months ago

MODERATORS

Deceptichum@quokk.au

Grainne@lemmy.dbzer0.com

PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat

215

Russia Builds Up Military Bases Along Finland Border, Satellite Images Show (united24media.com)

submitted 1 day ago by Deceptichum@quokk.au to c/world@quokk.au

35 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Much of the buildup is happening in the Leningrad Military District, which borders Estonia, Latvia, and Finland. As part of a broader plan to increase the Russian army’s size to 1.5 million troops, small brigades stationed there are being expanded into full divisions of around 10,000 soldiers, the report said.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] telllos@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

They sell the cheap champagne by bottles of four