Estonia starts a sudden call up of reservists
According to ERR news agency, the government of Estonia decided at a meeting on Wednesday, October 31 to call 1,248 reservists for additional military training. This concerns the reservists, who are assigned to the 51st Logistics Battalion and who are assigned to the unit's mobilization reserve.
The aim of additional military exercises is to review the functioning of the chain of command, starting with the decisions of the Estonian government and ending with the gathering of reservists from the rapid response units. Their combat readiness will also be checked.
The Estonian government emphasized that the call up is done only for training purposes and that there is no immediate threat to the country’s security. The task of the Estonian Defense Forces is to ensure that the country is ready to handle any crisis situations, including those least likely to occur.
In August, a Spanish Air Force fighter mistakenly launched a missile over Estonian airspace. In August, Estonia held one of the largest naval exercises in country’s history.