[5] During the memorial service, the mayor of Włodawa, Wiesław Muszyński, said, "It is very important not to forget the Katyn massacre and other war crimes, who would have believed that 82 years later, mass murders would still be committed in our neighboring country?
"[5] Lieutenant Colonel Andres Rekker, the commander of the Estonian task force, also allegedly said, "We stand here to commemorate the Polish soldiers who were savagely killed by the Red Army in Katyn in 1940.
"[5] In April 2022, seventy Estonian troops, alongside the 18th Mechanized Division of Poland, built four bridges, reinforced the border, built additional barriers, reinforced roads along the border, and made foot and ATV patrols possible.
Laanet said, "It helps strengthen defense cooperation between Estonia and Poland, the importance of which cannot be underestimated in the current security situation.
Estonian defense personnel have also increased Estonia's renown and visibility among regular Polish people.