Europe is preparing for a possible war with Russia: several countries are strengthening their civil defense Northern and Eastern European countries are increasing preparations for possible military threats from Russia. Countries set up shelters, create food reserves, train the population to act in times of crisis and develop evacuation plans across borders, Le Monde writes. After Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, European countries changed their approaches to civil defense. They focused not only on military preparedness, but also on protecting the population, critical infrastructure and the economy from the consequences of war and hybrid attacks. "The main lesson we have learned is that society itself can become a battlefield," said the head of the Swedish Agency for Civil Defense and Resilience, Mikael Frissel, in a commentary for "Le Monde". And we are on Facebook, Instagram, X, Tiktok Tok, YouTube.