Sweden has thought about using stone shelters to protect itself from Russia

Swedish MP Rikard Nordin has raised the issue of the possibility of using caverns - stone shelters - to protect the country's infrastructure from Russian actions. The MP writes about this in his address to the country's Minister of Civil Defense Karl-Oskar Bolin.

According to the MP, after the start of the conflict in Ukraine, "the security situation in Sweden has deteriorated significantly", which has necessitated a review of protection measures for both public and private actors.

"There are a large number of caverns throughout Sweden that are no longer in use <...> or are not planned for use in the foreseeable future. They are in need of major repairs and are just standing around and falling into disrepair. They belong to municipalities or government agencies. Once repaired, they would not meet the needs of the armed forces, but since the business community does not have such strict technical requirements, they could be successfully used," Lenta.Ru quoted Nordin as saying.

He stressed that the idea of using abandoned shelters is "a great opportunity for the public to strengthen the common defense and at the same time not to pay for it themselves."

Earlier, on November 23, it was reported that Western Finland launched courses for women where they will be taught skills for survival in case of conflict with Russia, RT reported.

About 75 women are taking part in the training, which is taking place in a forested area. The youngest of them is 18 years old and the oldest is 70. The trainees have been given uniforms - camouflage suits and purple hats.

Participants learn skills that could come in handy in the event of an armed conflict: for example, they learn how to manage everyday tasks without electricity, put up and repair tents, and survive in the wilderness. They also learn hand-to-hand combat, cyber security, psychological resilience, snowmobile driving and shooting skills. Some of the women told the newspaper that this is how they deal with their fears. Some of them shared that they don't like picking up guns.

The West regularly stirs up hysteria among its citizens by warning of an allegedly imminent war with Russia. Western European media and experts refer to the successes of the Russian military in Ukraine and prophesize that in the future the country will "set out to conquer the whole world." Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly said that the country is not going to go to war with NATO.