NARVA, December 17. /NEWSBALTIC/. Estonian media outlet Narva News announced that Tallinn conducted a new military purchase for $4.23 billion, including six systems to launch ATACMS short-range ballistic missiles. Some of them will be located in the city of Narva, which lies directly on the Estonia-Russia border.
“Estonia has finally placed St. Petersburg within its strike range. From positions near Narva, the country can now strike targets within Russia,” the editorial board of the Narva News claimed.
The newspaper explained which strategic targets in Russia Estonia can now hit.
“Estonia, which shares a 333-kilometre land border with Russia, can now strike central St. Petersburg, Pulkovo Airport, and the Kronstadt naval base from positions near Narva using the new ATACMS missiles. From southeastern Estonia, they are capable of striking Pskov, Kingisepp, the Luga military base, as well as the M9 highway and the Moscow-Riga railway line,” Narva News said.
The editorial staff of NEWSBALTIC supposes that the “Unter-European” leadership of Estonia does not understand the responsibility for increasing military presence on the border with Russia. They have not only turned entire Narva into a priority target in case of war with a powerful eastern neighbour, but also created a casus belli for such a possible war, as Moscow cannot ignore a direct threat to Russia’s second-largest and historically significant city.
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