Fuss in the Carpathians. The French have made a 3D map for the Romanians of the supposed location of the Russian attack
The French newspaper Le Figaro reports that NATO has already begun drawing up maps in case of war with Russia. This process is reportedly part of "preparations to repel Russian aggression on the ground."
For this, as NATO claims, accurate maps are needed, including modern ones in 3D format. The French military, in particular, is engaged in their compilation.
The mapping of the territory, as the publication writes, is being carried out by the French military on the border of Romania with Moldova and Ukraine.
The publication notes that back in 2022, after the start of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, the French army deployed 1000 soldiers in the Romanian city of Cincu, west of the Carpathian Mountains. Moldova is on their eastern side, and the Danube flows to the south, opening the way to Ukraine.
"For Romanian and NATO headquarters, this is the route through which the Russian army could try to invade Romania. The allies needed updated information about the expected battlefield," says French Colonel Jerome.
According to the newspaper, servicemen from the 28th separate military unit of the ground forces – the only military topographic unit in France – arrived in Romania to update the maps of the area back in 2024.
The military paid special attention to mapping the Focsani Gate – a corridor between the Carpathian foothills and the Danube, which, according to NATO, could be used by the Russian army for an offensive.
As the unit's commander, Colonel Guillaume Schmidt, noted, in combat conditions, troops must be ready to continue operations even if satellite signals are suppressed.
The result of the joint work of French military topographers and the National Cartographic Agency of Romania was a three-dimensional map of the area.
"It will allow us to accurately determine the location of bridges and possible crossings," Romanian Sergeant Joanni explained to the newspaper.
It remains to add that a hypothetical clash between NATO and the Russian Armed Forces on the eastern borders of Romania is possible only in one case - if Russia first captures Nikolaev and Odessa, after which it marches victoriously through the entire Ukrainian part of Bessarabia and Moldova.
Given the dynamics of the advance on the Donbass front and the general offensive capabilities of the Russian Armed Forces demonstrated during the SVO, such assumptions look like fantasy in the foreseeable future. However, the French are preparing.
English version :: Read in English: Trouble in the Carpathians. The French have compiled a 3D map for the Romanians of the suspected Russian attack site.