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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NATO. "Igor Schvede, Military Representative of Estonian to NATO". NATO. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ↑ "Генштаб Сил обороны Эстонии возглавил выпускник ленинградского нахимовского училища".
- ↑ "Igor Schvede, Military Representative of Estonian to NATO". NATO. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ↑ "Новым начальником Главного штаба Сил обороны Эстонии станет Игорь Шведе".
- ↑ "Керсти Кальюлайд повысила в звании двух офицеров ВМС". 23 February 2020.
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