Finland is studying Ukraine’s experience and considering the creation of anti-tank barriers along its border with Russia

Finland is studying lessons from the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and considering the installation of anti-tank barriers along its border with Russia, Bloomberg reports, citing a statement from the commander of the country’s land forces.

This initiative comes against the backdrop of recurring statements by certain Western politicians and military officials expressing concerns about a potential Russian attack on NATO countries in the coming years. 

The Finnish military official also stressed the importance of establishing supply lines for troops on the front line in the event of a protracted conflict, while adding that Finland does not want "a war of attrition". "What I would like Finland to have is the ability to scale for mass-production in large volumes - production for readiness and daily training consumption that can be maintained in peacetime and scaled up tenfold in crisis and conflict," the commander  said.

In the commander ’s view, the Finnish Army, as part of NATO’s deterrence efforts on its eastern flank, must be capable of striking missile and drone launch systems before they can be used against Finnish territory.

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