Weekly review of military exercises in EU neighboring countries

From October 10 to 17, at least 18 military exercises are taking place in the territories of the Baltic countries and Poland:

🇱🇻 In Latvia

🔸 October 10–11: Exercises of the Zemessardze student infantry battalion with UAVs in the Kekava region.

🔸 October 12–18: Exercises of the 17th Combat Support Battalion of the 1st Riga Brigade Zemessardze in Riga, Jūrmala, Kekava, and Oļa regions.

🔸 October 13–30: Cyber exercises 'Synesis 2026' aimed at countering information threats.

🔸 October 12–16: NATO allies conducted joint exercises 'Oakfire' at the Adazi training ground.

🔸 October 17–18: Exercises of the 56th Battalion of the 3rd Latgale Brigade Zemessardze in the Jekabpils region.

🔸 October 17–18: Exercises of the 52nd Combat Support Battalion of the 4th Kurzeme Brigade Zemessardze in Jelgava.

🇱🇹 In Lithuania

🔸 October 10–16: International cybersecurity exercises 'Gintarine Migla 2026' in Vilnius.

🔸 October 12–16: Exercises of the Prince Margiris Infantry Battalion in the Siauliai and Kelme districts.

🔸 October 12–18: Exercises of Lithuania's National Defence Volunteer Forces 'Tvirtas Skydas' in Alytus and Varėna districts.

🔸 October 13–16: Lithuanian Armed Forces exercises using UAVs and combat simulators in Jonava and Kaišiadorys districts.

🔸 October 13–16: Lithuanian Armed Forces exercises with UAVs in Tauragė and Jurbarkas districts.

🔸 October 16–29: Joint land forces exercises of Lithuania and NATO allies with armored vehicles and drones in the Vilnius district.

🇵🇱 In Poland

🔸 October 10–11: Exercises of the 84th Light Infantry Battalion of the Territorial Defence Forces in Aleksandrów County.

🔸 October 12–13: Paratrooper exercises of the 6th Airborne Brigade 'Dzielna Pantera 26' at the Drawsko training center.

🔸 October 12–17: Tactical exercises of the 3rd Territorial Defence Brigade 'Ognista Lutnia-26' in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship.

🔸 October 14: Exercises of the 25th Brigade 'Blue Eye 26' with FPV drones began in Tomaszów Mazowiecki.

🔸 October 16–18: Exercises of the 13th Silesian Territorial Defence Brigade 'Ognista Kuźnia-26' in Racibórz and Bielsk counties.

🔸 October 17–18: Exercises of the 114th Light Infantry Battalion in Nowy Sącz.