The Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) plans to treble the number of reservists participating in readiness exercises next year. The skills of 10,000 reservists need to be updated.
Riigikogu MP and member of parliament's defense committee Alar Laneman (EKRE), who retired from the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) with the rank of brigadier-general, criticized an EDF decision from last week to place three soldiers with the rank of general in reserve, especially as Estonia prepares to develop a new military capability and establish a division command element.
LONDON: British military personnel serving on a UN peacekeeping mission in Mali have escaped a “friendly fire” incident unharmed after Estonian troops mistook them for Islamist insurgents. A minibus carrying the RAF crew and UK troops was fired upon from a French special forces base after the Estonian soldiers believed that they were attempting to infiltrate the garrison. The
HELSINKI (Sputnik) - Estonian soldiers serving at the Gao military base in Mali mistakenly opened fire on British soldiers who did not follow security. 06.11.2021, Sputnik International