Russian threat: Germany prepares its elite commandos for a possible conflict

The Bundeswehr’s Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK), an elite unit based in Calw near Stuttgart, is adapting its training for a possible confrontation with Russia. Its commander, Andreas Kühne, said the unit is preparing specifically for an adversary represented by Russia. Soldiers are learning to conduct longer operations against an enemy equipped with tanks, artillery, drones and electronic warfare capabilities, and to operate in the extreme cold of NATO’s eastern flank. Berlin has named Russia as the main threat to European security, while Kühne describes German exercises in the Baltic states as a deterrence signal.