Poland launches Brave Tiger military drills incorporating lessons from Ukraine war

Military exercises called Brave Tiger are underway at the training ground in Drawsko, Poland, aimed in part at practising the operation of a field hospital.

As reported by RMF24, the drills are organised by the Polish 12th Mechanised Brigade and involve 1,000 soldiers and dozens of medics. Troops are practising the evacuation of wounded personnel from the front line, while both military and civilian doctors are learning how a field hospital operates.

The goal of the exercises is to familiarise civilian doctors with the specifics of military medicine and to train for providing aid in combat conditions.

"We have prepared a number of simulators. These are typical battlefield injuries – lacerations and gunshot wounds caused by artillery shells," Dariusz Czekaj, Commander of the 12th brigade, said.

Czekaj added that the exercises are based on Ukraine's experience, as the military aims to recreate situations that most often occur in modern warfare. The doctors taking part in the drills took the military oath a few days ago, officially becoming reservists.

On 13 October, Lithuania's Armed Forces launched the Storm Strike 2025 military exercises in the west of the country.

On the same day, NATO began its Steadfast Noon 2025 nuclear deterrence drills.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the exercises are necessary to ensure the highest reliability and effectiveness of nuclear deterrence.