Estonia has called on its reservists to take part in the annual SIIL (Hedgehog-22) exercises on Tuesday alongside NATO forces.
The Estonian Ministry of Defence said 15,000 Estonian soldiers, including nearly 7,100 reservists and 4,200 allied soldiers will participate.
The Hedgehog drills are taking place in the south of the country – mostly near the border with Latvia – until June 3.
The drills took place as neighbouring Sweden and Finland overhauled decades-long foreign policy stances to apply for NATO membership in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Estonian Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets said both countries joining would increase the security of the Baltic region.
