# Sweden rehearses mass military burials in largest defence drill in decades

https://mins.news/en/item/39983

- euronews, 2026-09-01 08:49 UTC
- World
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/01/sweden-rehearses-mass-military-burials-as-part-of-largest-defence-drill-in-decades

> Sweden is rehearsing mass military burials as part of its largest defence exercise in decades. The drill uses real body bags, a priest reciting last rites for fictional soldiers and cold-storage stress tests, highlighting the lengths Sweden is prepared to go in its defence preparations.

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