# With an eye on Russia, Finland runs Europe’s largest civil defence exercise since WWII

https://mins.news/en/video/43583

- euronews, 2026-09-03 10:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpuO4bqZJ9c

> Finland is holding Europe’s largest civil defence exercise since the Second World War as Western officials accuse Russia of a campaign of sabotage and disruption across Europe, including fires, attacks on power stations and drones entering EU airspace.

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