Artillery shell flying in the air as Estonian President Alar Karis, second left, prepares to fire a French-made CAESAR self-propelled howitzer during the Spring Storm 2023 military drills, the largest annual exercise of Estonian Defence Forces, near Tapa, Estonia, Thursday, May 25, 2023. Up to 14,000 military personnel, including about 4,000 allies from nine countries, take part in the exercises. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)