Estonia plans to build about 150 bunkers in the northeastern Ida-Virumaa county along the border with Russia, Defence Minister Martin Herem announced, BNS reported. Speaking in the Estonian parliament, the Riigikogu, Herem said that the bunkers would be part of the Baltic Defence Line. Around 100 of the bunkers would be on state land and 50 on municipal or private land, he said. Earlier, the Financial Times reported that Estonia was moving troops closer to the Russian border. The 1st Infantry Brigade of the Estonian Defence Forces will be permanently relocated from Tapa to Jõhvi, just 50 kilometres from the border. Also, Estonia will build a new military base for up to 1,000 troops in the border town of Narva.
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