Gotland's Regiment patrols the roads in a tank, amid increased tensions between NATO and Russia over Ukraine, on the Swedish island of Gotland, Sweden January 16, 2022. TT News Agency/Karl Melander via REUTERS
VISBY, Sweden (Reuters) - The crack of gunshots splits the silence in a sleepy forest as Camilla Selander, a deli-counter worker, squeezes off shots from her Glock 9 millimetre pistol during target practice with Sweden's Home Guard on the island of Gotland.
The 34-year-old is one of the volunteers practising at a military firing range on the island, likely to be on the front line of any future confrontation between Russia and Sweden.
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