90,000 troops prepare for largest 'NATO exercise since Cold War' following acquisition of weapons

Poland has signed a deal to buy anti-tank grenade launchers from Sweden's Saab in a deal worth around 6.5 billion zlotys ($1.63 billion), Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Monday (March 4).
This year Poland is spending about 4% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defence as it seeks to strengthen its armed forces in the face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The deal concerns the Carl-Gustaf M4 grenade launcher, which is intended to combat all types of modern combat vehicles.
In January, NATO launched its largest exercise since the Cold War, rehearsing how U.S. troops could reinforce European allies in countries bordering Russia and on the alliance's eastern flank if a conflict were to flare up with a "near-peer" adversary.
Some 90,000 troops are due to join the Steadfast Defender 2024 drills that will run through May.
During a military drill on Monday, troops crossed Poland's Vistula River with tanks and military equipment from different countries as part of the exercises.
The drills rehearse NATO's execution of its regional plans, the first defence plans the alliance has drawn up in decades, detailing how it would respond to a Russian attack.
Kosiniak-Kamysz also confirmed the object that fell in a field in north-eastern Poland was a weather balloon.
Earlier on Monday, the Fakt tabloid reported that a military object had fallen near the town of Milakowo.
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[@basvleeskruyer]

In these times NATO needs to train together. No matter how much we have.

[@eyaklen4804]

Nato train for fun. Russia test the weapons in real fight in Ukraine

[@kke8901]

how about we all make peace? ever thought of that?

[@Leenux]

​@@kke8901 Now brother, you have been selected to convince russian duma, It seems they never thought about that

[@sheeit-co3co]

@@kke8901 i think you are scared of NATO 😂

[@indoperfect4080]

@@hejdiklump nice!

[@leonarddolha3760]

From Canada. It's about bloody time for NATO to flex some muscle in the face of Putin.

[@Матти-т1г]

😂😂

[@ЛёняГолубков-у8н]

Do you think the rocket won't reach you? think again!

[@jaapongeveer6203]

@@ЛёняГолубков-у8нWe have nukes too, you think again!

[@maartinhs]

@@ЛёняГолубков-у8нdo you think it wont reach moscow first? think again if even your rocket can leave russian air space :D ou you putlers with all your treaths funny actually :D

[@Ryan-fq9dj]

@@ЛёняГолубков-у8н2 way street brother

[@alaskanhermit8863]

I agree with someone saying, "Enough exercising for 75 years! Let's go fight like real men., men to men".

[@MayOdinGuideYou]

Chickens are coming home to roost!

[@ratiuem6751]

Forza UE NATO

[@Hardup78]

USA 🤣

[@alaskanhermit8863]

I quite agree, enough exercising for 75 years, let's go fight like real men, men to men.

[@ohlordy9680]

Enough exercising for 75 years ... Let's go fight like real men., men to men!!

[@ClearlyNutz]

It's like Game of Thrones. Seeing all the houses unite with their banners. 😄👌

[@РоманМоре]

Russians have wild fire

[@veritaspk]

There is a threat from zombies , and we do not have a wall 💀

[@alexandramorrison6674]

Great stuff my 2. Brothers were in the army lm proud we are all together bless you allxxx

[@tonylyons7711]

Lubbly jubbly..👏👏👏

[@Aria-cd6dq]

Enough exercising for 75 years! Let's go fight like real men.., men to men.

[@GurdeepSingh-vq5lw]

The west have asked Hollywood prepared to make a war time movie with the title -No Action Talk Only(Nato)

[@screambeyond]

NATO has taken almost the whole East ex-soviet Europe without the need of moving a finger: That's real power. In the meanwhile 99% of Russian population lives in brutal poverty, probably you included, thanks to your beloved Putin.

[@draculakickyourass]

@2A_VAPatriot They discovered that mixing the dough for bread with the feet makes them less stinky, That's a good invention. Soon they will discover it's also good for epilation....

[@mnufeld8448]

At least 5 countries , France Netherlands Estonia Lithuania and Canada considering, or preparing to send personnel to Ukraine , France considering sending Foreign Legion/ SOF and idk what the others are planning

[@GurdeepSingh-vq5lw]

None of the countries listed in the alliance is willing to go one on one with Russia...is either they jointly and combine together to defeat Putin which is unlikely

[@WhiteLeg66]

As opposed to India sitting on the fence?? Pfft

[@robertmax88]

are those helicopters aint flying too close to each other? looked craxy close 😂

[@Dylan-cr5ub]

Really happy that Türkiye is part of NATO, it's a strong force 🇹🇷.

[@simon3278]

greece stronger NR1

[@Dylan-cr5ub]

Türkiye is number 8 in the world and Greece is 32. In NATO Türkiye is number 3 and Greece is number 10 according to globalfirepower. Don't get all mad I'm also very happy that Greece 🇬🇷 is in NATO ofcourse and is a powerful force as well. Every country makes a good contribution to NATO.🤝☮. @@simon3278

[@picshysteric]

@@simon3278 Funny)) typical greek) Istanbul is only 1 city but it is 2 times more populous than the total population of Greece)) If Turkey wishes, it can recruit 4 times the total population of Greece into the army

[@robertmax88]

​@@simon3278we like you both 😂 dont fight each other haha

[@juu4524]

@@simon3278 not very wise for greece to go against turkey because if you two start fighting you will be the one thrown out of nato because of their location

[@user-dd2li7zs2mOtomatis]

BRAVO NATO

[@JkDibine]

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇪🇺🇮🇱🇺🇦 ☝🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@indiasuperclean6969]

WOW VERY DANGEROUS SIR! 😠😠 I WILL NEVER JOIN NATO !😠 THIS WHY IM SO LUCKY LIVE IN SUPER INDIA 🤗🇮🇳 THE CLEANEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD , WE NEVER SCAM AND WE GIVE RESPECT TO ALL WOMEN THEY CAN WALK SAFELY ALONE AT NIGHT AND WE HAVE CLEAN FOOD AND TOILET EVERYWHERE 🇮🇳🤗🚽, I KNOW MANY POOR PEOPLE JEALOUS WITH SUPER RICH INDIA 🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗

[@Petaljane]

“THE LADY DOTH PROTEST TOO MUCH, METHINKS.” 😆🙄

[@STE_FAN999]

​@@indiasuperclean6969super rich 😂😂😂😊

[@MasterDracer]

@@STE_FAN999 Above all, cleanest country and no scam 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@robertmax88]

​@@indiasuperclean6969you sound like Indian Trump 😂

[@alaskanhermit8863]

Enough talk and exercise. Real action, real fight like a man!

[@NoName-md5zb]

Wow, bot commenters not even trying. Look at their profile pictures 😂

[@aaroncruz9181]

The Million Russian troops :come here look at this Laughs and disperses across the area.

[@TheDrAstrov]

said No Name 🤣

[@destinyangel5]

They are coming for the enemy from every direction .

[@mynick80]

Acting collectively, it does not cost much to defend Europe; it is enough that everyone starts spending 2% of GDP. Common European defense projects should be long-term projects, and the foundation of security should currently be NATO and 2% of GDP. NATO also needs to build a rapid reaction force about 300,000 people.

[@heatherdeavalon]

Why am I in this hand basket, and why is it so hot?

[@ratiuem6751]

Bravo Sueden nud Finden

[@danwelterweight4137]

Unless they are practicing fighting without any air power or air coverage after their entire air forces are shot down by Russian integrated air defenses or neutralized on the ground. Unless they are practicing having all their communications satellites and radios jammed under all kind of Electronic Warfare scenarios and anti satellite capabilities. Unless they are practicing being showered by 20 000 to 60 000 rounds of artillery shells a day. Unless they are practicing having columns of their tanks and APCs attacked blown up by swarms and swarms of AI drones with penetrative explosive warheads. Unless they are practicing having their command centers, maintenance equipment and logistic routes bombed by hypersonic, supersonic cruise and ballistic Missiles. Unless they are practicing running out of ammunition and artillery these guys don't have a clue of what the heck they are doing or have absolutely no clue of what would be like facing the Russian military in war. I don't even see any artillery. NATOs games in Ukraine is giving Russia 2 years of priceless battlefield experience to practice and hom Russian tactics, technology, weapons systems, skills set, battlefield experience and officer corps experience. This war is not making NATO stronger. It's making Russia stronger and NATO Weaker. If these green NATO armies went to war with this battle hardened Russian military the Russians would mop the floor with them. It wouldn't even be a contest. They would literally run them around in circles. It would be a massacre. These guys don't even know how to fight without air power or with Jammed communications and satellite signals nevermind being plummeted by swarms of AI drones. Furthermore, the Russians have mastered their mobilization capabilities. They have fixed their mass mobilization process, it's facilities. They now have a efficient system of massive mobilization of their population by building the facilities and equipment needed for mass mobilization. They have fixed, and refurbished their weapons manufacturing military complex for mass War production. NATO on the other hand is not able to mass mobilize, doesn't have the facilities or the system to mass mobilize and it's military industrial capacity is unable to go into war production. The West would run out of men and equipment quickly in a war against Russia while Russia could easily call up and mobilize millions of men in just a days and weeks. They could also crank up mass production of weapons very quickly. They would all get slaughtered. That is my verdict.

[@Sandro_Kavtaradze]

❤

[@Vt-gm3pz]

NATO 👏

[@kev7933]

russia was training close by to ukraine too, and then look what happened.

[@GodDemonPazuzuYaldabaothYahweh]

Им надо на реальную войну в Украину, тренировка мало чем поможет...

[@РоманМоре]

@@GodDemonPazuzuYaldabaothYahweh are you ready to fight with the Russians?

[@Hardup78]

Chilling

[@peterjaniceforan3080]

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇪🇺👍

[@РоманМоре]

Oh, that would be such a shame. I can't wait to see the results. Last time you made the whole world laugh.

[@screambeyond]

I guess you mean the invasion against the weakest country in Europe, that was going to last three days, and it's been already two years, even loosing half the territory taken 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@trinerd]

So..3 days eh?.. anytime soon? 😂

[@swe1733]

@@screambeyond Ukrainian army - 900,000 soldiers, 6,000 tanks. German Army - 62,000 soldiers, 200 tanks 😂

[@MercurySTR]

Doubt Russia could pull off Desert Storm effectively like the US and the coalition did

[@aizaアイザ]

🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️

[@newgeneration13267]

Good..and then off to Ukraine

[@ABC.947-y3i]

The industrial complex of defence inz the West should be very thankful to Mr.Putin. He has provided a lot for them for the next 10-20 years...

[@sonsofodin6143]

Both sides are fully fledged WEF members too...

[@danielvaldez5275]

Y los drones que?

[@ChristianCleveland-g1v]

As a black man this make s me so proud to be an AMERICAN ILive NATO

[@indiasuperclean6969]

WOW VERY DANGEROUS SIR! 😠😠 I WILL NEVER JOIN NATO !😠 THIS WHY IM SO LUCKY LIVE IN SUPER INDIA 🤗🇮🇳 THE CLEANEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD , WE NEVER SCAM AND WE GIVE RESPECT TO ALL WOMEN THEY CAN WALK SAFELY ALONE AT NIGHT AND WE HAVE CLEAN FOOD AND TOILET EVERYWHERE 🇮🇳🤗🚽, I KNOW MANY POOR PEOPLE JEALOUS WITH SUPER RICH INDIA 🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗

[@sarveshtheinventer6988]

Hahaha 😂 agree

[@forgotmyusername2]

Lol most sarcastic thing I've read today

[@johnhmielewski1230]

90,000? That's it?

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

They don’t send EVERYONE to the exercises! Just a representative handful. It’s a set of designed exercises, not a full blown war.

[@JkDibine]

Gotta wait for article 5 first.

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

It’s just a set of exercises, not full scale war. They only use a small fraction for these things, there is no need to call up more than a small percent of what is needed. I thought everyone understood that… guess not…

[@denu1879]

You think we should start conscription, you wouldn't be able to comment "That's it?" from your KZbin seat if they did.

[@johnhmielewski1230]

@@denu1879 yeah I would. I'm 100% disabled military 😆

[@sarahchileshe4982]

Weak nato😢

[@maritaolsson7356]

Heja Nato!

[@laangelsfan]

Troll 🤡

[@angelachanelhuang1651]

former Soviet Union is ending

[@DK-ev9dg]

USA doesn't want koreas together.

[@roamingtheglobe1358]

LOL they going to get finessed by afgan again?

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

“Again”? 😂 Well remember that russia fought them for 11 years and lost, and had to withdraw. It contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union, just as the Ukraine war will contribute to the collapse of the russian federation.

[@swe1733]

@@Rocket_scientist_88 US and NATO coalition fought the Afghans for 20 years and they fought an Afghanistan that had already been destroyed by Soviets before and they still lost. So what are you saying?

[@SucksToTellTheTruth]

​@@swe1733us didnt "lose" in fact, they did helluva lot more than the soviets did. They trained the national army. The coalition helped too with that. We tried to help a country to free it from its opressor, but they didnt want it. Then biden came and instead of a steady and slow pullout, he left quite a bit behind. The us didnt lose, because it was never defeated. Russia on the other hand, in the 10 years of conflict, russia lost about 14.751 soldiers, thats what they lose monthly. Keep coping, the three day war are not three days, we're coming putin!

[@Arragon97]

​@@swe1733in these 20 years NATO lost way less soldiers and equipment then the SU did in 11 years. Also Taliban got way more support in these 20 years from Iran and pakistan. Also NATO did not collapsed after that, SU did.

[@swe1733]

@@Arragon97 because the USSR fought against 250,000 Mujahideen and neutralized 190,000 of them. NATO fought against 45,000 Taliban and was able to neutralize only 12,500 of them. This is logical. NATO fought against the ruins that the Soviets left behind and NATO lost anyway. It's funny, because the USSR spent only $30 billion on this war, when NATO spent $3 trillion.

[@Newmanicus]

What a waste of diesel

[@NoName-md5zb]

Well its training. Training isnt waste.

[@Hatermo]

What a waste of time to make this comment

[@swe1733]

NYT reported on the complaints of the Armed Forces of Ukraine about weak NATO training and unsuitable equipment. History shows that only real combat experience molds elite and experienced soldiers.

[@Newmanicus]

Machine men with machine minds with machine hearts.

[@robertmax88]

you are waste of space in NATO territory 😂

[@IvaTaiwan]

You cannot defeat Russia 😅

[@ClearlyNutz]

This is a scary angry nationalistic comment. Arrgh!

[@marccze7632]

Russia is paper tiger. Russian Weapons are crap, we all see it in Ukraine how it fails. Russia better not attack NATO cause russia would be destroyed

[@marccze7632]

Russia is weak as hell with its outdated, obsolete Weapons. NATO would level russia to the ground

[@marccze7632]

@@ClearlyNutz its russian bot. Trying to inflate poor pitifull russia

[@freddychavez5136]

@@marccze7632you weak and NATO clowns weak vs Russians strong alone 🎉❤ I’m an Puerto Rican ex USA trash military Russians are winning 🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@packman579]

Revelation 9:18

[@michelcalombo5598]

True

[@savee1]

Comedy fellows 😂🤣😆😀😁😄

[@eziocusenza5650]

Disgusting irresponsible behaviour, but you know what? We (the so called democratic West) will pay an unimaginable price for this...

[@screambeyond]

Hahahah it is just so hilarious to see Russian bots trying so pathetically to pass themselves off as Westerners! hhahahhah

[@GodDemonPazuzuYaldabaothYahweh]

Go to Ukraine!!!

[@JeffreyJay-l2i]

Im young and it's pointless to start a family at this time 😅😂 i hope we all get wiped out so new life can start 😭 we are monster's and nothing more than that 😂 y'all better be ready it's gonna happen if you like or not 😂😅 we all gonna die 😂 to the people that do make out alive don't let no dip shhh run the world 😂 that's why we got killed if it doesn't happen then we made it 😂 I love all of you and I hope it doesn't happen ❤

[@Mautiks]

I’m genuinely curious how long it will take the soft Europeans and the soft Chinese to get used to and adapt to the pace of modern combat when it all goes hot. I think these EU betas will be surprised and overwhelmed, much like they were in the second world war.

[@TheDrAstrov]

Judging by the techniques they are practicing, a surprise awaits them😆

[@j.m.7715]

European powers have plenty of nuclear weapons, and e.g. the Brits in the Baltics have routinely trained nuclear escalation as a part of Baltic sea drills. European nuke strike is quite enough to wipe out Russia, especially given the ease by which European missiles and drones in Ukrainian hands have penetrated Russian air defenses.

[@Mautiks]

@@j.m.7715 Delivering a 40 mm grenade by drone is quite different than delivering a nuclear warhead, especially since EU states lack hypersonic missile technology and intercontinental-range ballistic missiles. Medium-range delivery systems were banned under the INF treaty. So you think you’re going to attach a nuclear warhead to a drone and fly it 1000 miles deep within Russian territory uncontested? That is the most ridiculous suggestion I have read all month…

[@cristo6007]

When you have to bring up WWII you're desperate 🤡

[@TheDrAstrov]

@@cristo6007 you're just jealous 😅

[@bogdan7491]

Niech żyje Polskie Wojsko

[@GodDemonPazuzuYaldabaothYahweh]

Дроны бы уже всех почикали , в реальной войне...

[@NoName-md5zb]

Uhuh... sure..

[@scepticalwalker3984]

Nope, Ukraine still has more main battle tanks now than it had when the war started.

[@swe1733]

@@scepticalwalker3984 they would use them if that was the case. Ukraine had 2500 battle tanks + 4000 reserved in warehouses + all Soviet tanks from the former Warsaw pact were given to them. But we haven't seen these tanks on video for a long time, you know why?

[@scepticalwalker3984]

@@swe1733 false, Ukraine had around 1,000 tanks when the war started. Thanks to captured Russian tanks and foreign aid, they still have around 1,000 tanks, despite some losses in battle. Open source Oryx provides data on not just confirmed Russian losses but also Ukrainian.

[@Alex-hi8xb]

Resident evil

[@rolacook222]

Looks really good until the FPV drones come to visit?! Apparently, NATO & all the Western Armies are NOT watching what’s going on in Ukraine?! Heavy armor is simply a target, lol with that kind of thinking.

[@Alex-hi8xb]

Resident evil kreml

[@IvaTaiwan]

Gay NATO troops cannot fighting with the 🇷🇺Russian 😅😅😅

[@maritaolsson7356]

Gay ??? What??

[@DoRatorMino]

Russia cannot cope with Ukraine, let alone 32 countries that will help each other in times of war. Russia is afraid of us and Putin should not even try to attack any of our countries, because the force of the attack will be huge. 💪

[@cristo6007]

Just like you're fighting the English language 🤡

[@laangelsfan]

u mad troll, ran off to your mother’s basement like a coward! 😑🤡👊🏼💥

[@laangelsfan]

U mad troll, ran off to your grandmother‘s basement like a girl! 🤡😑😂😂🤦🏼‍♂️🙄

[@Alex-hi8xb]

Resident evil krml

[@John-yk8ow]

Nuclear power

[@guff9567]

= failed diplomacy

[@JT-jl1ix]

20000 you mean

[@ricky_pigeon]

maybe 20k if you count like putin and his 3 day operation.

[@basedglennuk]

NATO 🤣❗️

[@freddychavez5136]

Weak NATO clowns 😂😂

[@cristo6007]

Day 738 of a 3 day SMO where the second best military in Ukraine, I mean the world, tried invading the poorest country in Europe.🐷🥔🤡

[@freddychavez5136]

@@cristo6007 The clowns NATO right now are weak need 45 clowns weak country’s to fight 1 country 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@антонмосягин-й8б]

Милости просим... Всех ждём

[@ДмитрийБочаров-г6й]

Скоро будем раз приглашаете , тампонами с прокладками сходи купи в аптеку пока😂

[@warukraine9650]

😂😂😂China gathers 90,000 troops in 5 minutes😂😂😂the entire NATO pact, God forbid, cannot have more than 7 million soldiers.... China Russia Korea Iran and other allies without problems over 100 million.... and the NATO infantry is the weakest infantry in the history of the world

[@myrants5836]

Quality over quantity!!

[@warukraine9650]

@@myrants5836 we know .... USA or NATO is the only army in the history of the world that lost all wars against shepherds in sandals with hunting rifles Vietnam Korea Serbia Somalia Laos Afghanistan....... and now ukraine..... NATO is the object of ridicule around the world🤣🤣🤣 hollywood army with hollywood weapons

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

All I see here is russian insecurity. 😂 Good, you be sure and keep showing us your inferiority complex, Ivan! 😂

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

@@warukraine9650See my note above, Ivan - thank you for showing the world how insecure you russian trolls really are…

[@mitchcowan1446]

​@warukraine9650 Comically ignorant response. Russia is in a stalemate with a country a fraction of its size, and despite western aid, nowhere near it's resources. Refresh us on how long it has been since China was in a major conflict. Diminishing the challenges of fighting a war in remote mountain regions with both arms tied behind your backs vs a battle-hardened insurgency reveals how remedial your knowledge is on this subject. Quality of equipment, training, doctrine, and most of all logistical reach, things Nato has in spades, despite their own shotcomings, yeah I'll take those odds. Stay in school son

[@rtconcierge3rtconcierge3]

Viva Russia Nuks

[@richardsanders4624]

😂🇷🇺👍

[@dk-lf9lv]

why is turkey still in nato, bad move

[@md.hossain4536]

Good Putin Super Only Super power

[@ohlordy9680]

Enough exercising for 75 years ... Let's go fight like real men., men to men!

[@kke8901]

see ya at the frontline then

[@ohlordy9680]

Enough exercising for 75 years! Let's go fight like real men., men to men.

[@MayOdinGuideYou]

Chickens are coming home to roost!!

[@Aria-cd6dq]

Enough exercising for 75 years! Let's go fight like real men., men to men.

[@Aria-cd6dq]

Enough exercising for 75 years ... Let's go fight like real men., men to men.

[@Aria-cd6dq]

Enough exercising for 75 years ... Let's go fight like real men., men to men!