French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu said his country would deploy additional forces to strengthen NATOʼs "defensive posture" in Eastern Europe.
CNN writes about it.
According to Lecornu, French President Emmanuel Macron made this decision on October 10.
France will transfer one reinforced infantry company to Romania, as well as a squadron of Charles Leclerc tanks. About 750 French soldiers are already stationed in Romania. Additional Rafale fighters will be deployed in Lithuania, and a reinforced light infantry company will arrive in Estonia. French troops will arrive at the sites in late October or early November.
- On October 10, the Russian occupiers launched more than 80 missile and air strikes on Ukraine. As a result of the massive missile attack, the infrastructure and civilians of more than 20 settlements were damaged. According to the State Emergency Service, 20 people died, and 108 were injured.