Hundreds of British army vehicles are heading to Poland as NATO forces stage their biggest operation since the Cold War in preparation for a possible conflict with Russia.
In total, around 600 trucks were packed onto two vast cargo vessels at Marchwood sea mounting centre near Southampton, bound for Eastern Europe.
Around 1,500 troops will head out to Poland in the coming days as part of NATO's Exercise Steadfast Defender, forming part of a force of 90,000 soldiers from the alliance who will conduct drills until May.
The 'unparalleled' operation comes as it emerged that Vladimir Putin's forces have lost more than 3,000 tanks during their illegal war in Ukraine - more than their entire pre-war inventory.