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title: "Video: What’s in the kit of an Estonian winter soldier?"
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# Video: What’s in the kit of an Estonian winter soldier?

![Estonian soldiers during a winter military exercise.](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Estonian-soldiers-on-an-exercise-in-winter.-1-1024x683.jpg)

Estonian soldiers during a winter military exercise.

By  [Sten Hankewitz](https://estonianworld.com/author/stenhankewitz/)
  ·  March 31, 2021  · [Security](https://estonianworld.com/category/security/)
, [Videos](https://estonianworld.com/category/videos/)
 · 1 minute of reading

### In a video made for NATO, Estonian army sergeant Remys-Bert Ville explains the equipment for Estonian soldiers to operate during the winter months when it gets really cold in the country.

Skis, snowshoes and a shovel – these are just some of the items that soldiers in Estonia carry in their winter kit. In this feature, sergeant Remys-Bert Ville provides a comprehensive list of equipment required for Estonian soldiers to operate during winter months, where temperatures can sink as low as -20°C – or -4°F.

The footage includes shots of sergeant Ville presenting each item and Estonian infantry soldiers walking through the snow near a forest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc7we3KiMjg

All NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup Estonia training is conducted in line with the Estonian national COVID-19 policy. The battlegroup is currently operating as a “bubble” in order to achieve maximum output from this training, while protecting personnel.

Cover: Estonian soldiers on an exercise in winter. The image is illustrative. Photo by the Estonian Defence Forces.

## About The Author

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[Sten Hankewitz](https://estonianworld.com/author/stenhankewitz/)
Sten Hankewitz is a lifelong journalist and the Executive Editor at Estonian World. Having lived in Estonia, Spain, the UK and all around the US, he now resides in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. He loves to write and besides working at Estonian World, he [writes books](https://estonianworld.com/culture/the-grand-illusion-estonian-worlds-sten-hankewitz-publishes-a-novel-about-growing-up-in-the-soviet-union/)
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