At Thursday’s cabinet meeting, Estonian Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur gave an overview of the steps being taken to increase the capability of the Defence League, including the training, equipping, and manning of territorial defence, which will increase to 20,000 fighters.

Estonia to spend EUR 132 million for equipment for teritorial defence

A total of EUR 132 million is planned for the procurement of equipment for Estonian territorial defence as a whole over the next four years.