Inside the British Army war drill taking place on Russia's border

The United Kingdom’s elite Parachute Regiment and Royal Artillery are taking part in a massive military exercise in neighbouring Poland designed as a show of force to deter Russian aggression as tensions continue to mount over the ongoing war in Ukraine.

The British Army is playing a leading role in the war games, which are taking place just 100 miles from the Ukrainian border, amid heightened fears that Russian President Vladimir Putin could widen his invasion of Ukraine into neighbouring countries.

The drills, which are taking place in the Bemowo Piskie Training Area in north-eastern Poland, involve more than 1,000 British troops alongside 14,000 NATO soldiers including Americans, Germans and Poles.

The war games are designed to test NATO's ability to defend its eastern flank in the event of a Russian attack and are the latest in a series of military exercises the United Kingdom has taken part in with Poland and other NATO countries in recent months.

The exercises come as tensions continue to rise between Russia and NATO over the ongoing war in Ukraine, which has now been ongoing for nearly a year.

Russia has repeatedly threatened to use nuclear weapons in response to any NATO intervention in Ukraine, and last month it suspended its participation in the New START nuclear arms treaty with the United States.

The United Kingdom has been one of the strongest supporters of Ukraine throughout the war, providing military and financial aid to the country.

The British government has also been vocal in its criticism of Russia's actions in Ukraine, calling for an end to the war and the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian territory.