March 20 (UPI) -- Around 120 soldiers from Britain's 5th Battalion The Rifles Battlegroup arrived in Estonia as part of an effort to boost NATO's presence in the region.
According to the U.K. Ministry of Defense, the move marks one of the largest British deployments to Eastern Europe in decades. After establishing a headquarters in the country, the battalion will now be bringing the total number of British troops deployed there to around 800.