French troops arrive in Romania to update Maps 2024 in the midst of otan-russia tensions
French military personnel have arrived in Romania in 2024 to update topographic maps along the country’s borders with Ukraine and Moldova, Figaro Information. The soldiers are mapping characteristics of land and catalog infrastructure, including border bridges and crosses, in preparation for a possible otan-russia conflict. The measure occurs when NATO increases its defense position in response to what it perceives as a growing threat of Moscow.
Photo: USAFE.AF.Mil by the sergeant of the US Air Force personnel
A French soldier inside a United States Air Force plane
The deployment includes members of the 28th Independent Military Unit of the French Army, the only unit in France specialized in military topography. In cooperation with the National Cartographic Agency of Romania, the team has produced a three -dimensional map of the region.
Mapping key areas include Mountain box of the Carpatos and the city of ZincuWhere France parked at 1,000 troops after 2022. or private interest is the Focario doorA narrow corridor between the Carpats and the Danube river, which experts believe it could be a key route for any possible Russian advance.
Colonel JérômeTalking with Figaro Under a pseudonym of security reasons, he emphasized the strategic need to have updated battlefield data.
“Allies need the latest information about the potential cinemas of the war, where they place weapons systems, where the high value objectives are located,” he said.
Colonel Guillaume SchmidtCommander of the 28th unit, he added that, although the Ukrainian forces update their maps daily, NATO troops must also adapt to new land realities, including damaged infrastructure and uncompromising areas.
With the possibility of an interruption of the satellite signal in times of war, Schmidt pointed out the importance of having pre-ënified reference points to allow troops to navigate and execute missions independently. “These reference points will help the forces determine their exact location and to complete their operations,” he explained.
Russian officials deny any intention to initiate conflict with NATO countries. President Vladimir Putin accused NATO leadership of using the so -called Russian threat to scare the populations of the Member States. However, never, the Russian Foreign Ministry has repeatedly warned that the risk of direct confrontation between Russia and NATO is increasing. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has described the possible consequences of such a crash as catastrophic.
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Topography It is the study of the forms and characteristics of the terrestrial surfaces. The topography of an area can refer to its forms and characteristics, or a description or description on the maps. Topography is a field of geoscience and planetary science and cares about local details in general, which includes not only relief, but also natural, artificial and cultural characteristics such as roads, earth limits and buildings. In the United States, the topography of media specifically relieved, even thought that the topographic maps of the USGS record not only lifting contours, but also roads, populated places, structures, earth limits, etc.
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