Poland's new NATO missile defense base in Redzikowo will officially open on November 13, coinciding with the country's Independence Day celebrations, according to Jacek Siewiera, head of Poland's National Security Bureau.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has called for the verification of media reports suggesting that Finland is planning to host a NATO drone base designed for intelligence gathering on Russia.

The NATO alliance has begun construction of a new base in Finnish Lapland, which will become an outpost north of the Russian border, News.Az reports citing the Swedish publication Svenska Dagblade t (SvD).

Polish and NATO officials have announced the mission readiness of a U.S.-built missile defense base in northern Poland, News.Az reports citing TVP World.

An airbase located only around 12 miles from the Black Sea coast and 180 miles from the war-torn city of Odesa in southern Ukraine is poised to become NATO's largest base in Europe, News.Az reports citing Business Insider.