NATO holds its first artillery drills in Finland since joining alliance

Thousands of NATO troops are training with artillery in Finland, just 100 kilometres from the Russian border.

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00:00Thousands of NATO troops are training with artillery in the Arctic Circle in Finland,

00:08just 100 kilometers from the Russian border.

00:13Soldiers from 24 countries have gathered there in one of the organization's largest drills

00:17ever held in Europe.

00:20The exercise, called Dynamic Front, is the first large-scale drill held in Finland since

00:25it became a NATO member last year.

00:28It aims to train interoperability in cold weather conditions at one of the largest firing

00:33ranges in Europe, measuring more than 1,200 square kilometers.

00:38Finnish soldiers will provide allies with the expertise on how to operate in sub-zero

00:42conditions under the snow.