CAMP JOMSBORG, POLAND — Ukrainian soldiers are training to combat Russia’s ongoing invasion of their country at a Viking-themed camp purpose-built on NATO soil.

Training at Camp Jomsborg in eastern Poland, roughly two hours from the border with Ukraine, is led by the Norwegians, whose Viking ancestors were famed for their warfighting and conquests throughout Europe. That heritage is visible across the training center.

When Business Insider visited the sprawling camp this summer, elements of that distinct warrior culture, Viking references and symbols, stood alongside drone labs, vast trench networks, shooting ranges, and mock training villages…