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Zapad-2025 strategic exercise in Belarus, western Russia and Kaliningrad

A large exercise in the region; no activity was reported near Finland.

ID	E027
Type	A4 Large military exercise near Finland
Pillar	A · Adversary posture and intent
Event date	12 Sep 2025
Publicly known	12 Sep 2025, 12:00 EEST
Attribution	Officially attributed
Target	Regional
Magnitude	Major
Starting value	7.8
Half-life	14 days
Signal on 24 Oct 2026	0.0

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No activity reported near Finland