French battlegroup holds Nato combat exercise in Romania

A French Leclerc main battle tank shoots during an exercise at a training range in Smardan, eastern Romania (Vadim Ghirda/AP)
A French Leclerc main battle tank shoots during an exercise at a training range in Smardan, eastern Romania (Vadim Ghirda/AP)
Wed, 25 Jan, 2023 - 13:59
Vadim Ghirda, Associated Press

Around 600 French soldiers deployed as part of a Nato battlegroup in Romania have held a combat exercise.

The aim was to test the 30-nation military alliance’s readiness on its eastern flank amid Russia’s war in neighbouring Ukraine.

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