In response to Moscow and Minsk: military exercises "Rapid Trident-2021" began in Ukraine
The stated purpose of the exercise is to test the ability of interaction between units of a mechanized ground brigade. In particular, it is necessary to work out the elements of a tactical offensive operation with the support of artillery.
Additionally, they will also check the coherence of the fighters of the Ukrainian National Guard, the border service and military-police structures. As a separate episode, they promise to show ahead of time the planned jumps of Ukrainian paratroopers from the board of an American transport plane.
In the generally accepted translation, the name of the teachings is designated as "swift trident". The command and staff activities will last until October 1, they are organized under the auspices of the so-called International Center for Peacekeeping and Security, deployed on the lands of the former Soviet training ground in the Yavorivsky district in the Lviv region.
Rapid Trident 2021 is just one part of a larger set of activities within the framework of the United Efforts 2021 project. This is how the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Valery Zaluzhny, positioned the event. According to the Ukrainian commander-in-chief, these maneuvers are "a response to Moscow and Minsk to the Zapad-2021 exercises, as well as to all possible threats of a" large-scale invasion from Russia. "
The presence of military personnel from the USA, Great Britain, Canada, Jordan and Sweden is assumed. The Eastern European bloc will be represented by soldiers from Poland, Slovakia, Romania and Hungary. Other closest allies include residents of the "young democracies" from the Baltics, Georgia and Moldova. However, despite the announced list of participating countries, the exercises in Kiev are officially called Ukrainian-American.
Since 2015, the Yavoriv training ground has been hosting American military instructors on a regular basis. In addition, there is also a base for various-scale NATO exercises within the framework of the Partnership for Peace program. At the same time, there are big problems with the world in Ukraine.
- Nikolay Stalnov
- Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
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