Daily Mail: EXCLUSIVE - Putin's chilling 'missile base' in the heart of Europe: Inside Russia's secretive stronghold of Kaliningrad 'where World War Three could start'
* Russian enclave about the size of Yorkshire borders Poland and Lithuania and is Putin's closest territory to UK
* Former German Empire outpost of just 6,000 square miles is now the most militarised zone in Europe
* Putin has moved powerful Iskander-M and Bastion missile systems used in Syria to the tiny Baltic enclave
* Weapon systems could reach Berlin and are bolstered by huge Baltic fleet undergoing major modernisation
* Russia's secretive European hub is also home to one of the world's most sophisticated listening stations
* MailOnline found sinister new facility being constructed for 'powerful missile systems' behind barbed wire
* Locals say they have warned of a 'Nato invasion' and say 'much more modern firepower now is on the way'
* MailOnline saw Tochka U Soviet tactical ballistic missile on display at new weapons base under construction
* Region will also play host to the 2018 Fifa World Cup but stadium construction has been hit by delays
Russian leader Vladimir Putin is building up his military capability in the secretive European enclave of Kaliningrad, constructing a new 'missile base' and practising chilling war games, MailOnline can reveal.
The Baltic Sea outpost, which borders Nato and EU countries Poland and Lithuania, is bristling with Russian missiles and warships - and experts claim it could even become the epicentre of World War Three.
Economically backward and cut off from Russia, the 6,000-square-mile stretch of land is now easily the most militarised territory anywhere in Europe. It is the closest Russian territory to London and other big Western cities and provides a crucial staging post for Putin in Europe.
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WNU Editor: No one does a great "Doom and Gloom" story like the Daily Mail .... and on this Kaliningrad story they do not disappoint.
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