Ukrainian Military Prepare for Active Phase in Saber Junction Exercise

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The Ukrainian military is currently preparing to participate in Saber Junction 2018 at the United States’ Army’s Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas in Germany,  the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported.

“In two days our unit will start active actions. Our combat experience will be useful as we have to accomplish the most difficult tasks, explains the commanding officer of the Ukrainian unit.”

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Saber Junction 2018 is a military exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating allies and partner nations.

Ukraine will be a part of the exercises with more than five thousand participants from 19 other allied and partner nations: Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Turkey, United Kingdom and the U.S.

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The military exercises started on Sept. 4 and will continue until Oct. 1.

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