Overview

• Over 130 new tents, accommodating 2,000 troops, have been installed at the Kamenka base, just 56 kilometers from Finland's border.
• Russia is upgrading airfields, constructing warehouses, and expanding logistics infrastructure at bases like Petrosawodsk, Seweromorsk-2, and Olenja.
• New railway lines are being built near Finland and Norway to bolster troop mobility and supply chains in NATO-facing regions.
• Western analysts warn that troops freed from the Ukraine conflict could be redeployed to NATO's eastern borders, increasing regional tensions.
• Finnish experts assess the immediate risk of a Russian attack as low but emphasize the need for continuous surveillance and preparedness.