By Simon Murphy in Nurmsi, Estonia British paratroopers swooped from the heavens in Russia’s backyard in defiance of Vladimir Putin ’s hell – as the Kremlin said it had captured territory in its war with Ukraine. Brave Brits were joined by US allies in the NATO exercise in Estonia, hours from the Russian border. Some 142 parachuted during the wargame – part of the alliance’s biggest exercise since the Cold War. They included 82 from the British forces and 60 from the US who jumped from 1,000ft in Nurmsi, central Estonia, from three American C-17 planes in four waves. It came as Russia ’s Defen…
