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British Armed Forces Operating in Estonia Practice Interdicting Russian Ships

Military Watch online magazine reported on Nov. 10 that Britain’s Armed Forces are in Estonia, practicing military exercises to capture and board Russian ships, as well as prepare amphibious landings on Russian coastal facilities, should “hostilities further escalate.”

Military Watch writes: “The British Armed Forces have deployed Royal Marine special forces from the 42 and 47 Commando units as part of a Special Operations Maritime Task Group to simulate covert boarding operations against enemy ships, coastal raids, and the seizure of oil rigs. Exercises are taking place in the Eastern Baltic Sea, close to the Ukrainian theatre where Royal Marines have also been involved in open hostilities with Russian forces.

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