At the International Peacekeeping and Security Center of the National Academy of Ground Forces named after Hetman Petro Sagaidachny in Lviv region, the multinational military exercises of the Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian brigade named after Great Hetman Konstantin Ostrozhsky "

Ukrinform was informed about it at the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

As noted in the General Staff, the purpose of the operation is to assess the level of training of the subordinate units of the LitpolUkrbrig when conducting actions during a defensive operation.

Participants in the exercise will train in the planning and conduct of offensive defensive actions, improve interaction between brigade units during the conduct of hostilities, and increase compatibility with the armed forces of NATO member states..

From the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the military of the Airborne Assault Forces, the Air Support Group and the Military Police will take part in the exercises.

From the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland - representatives of the mechanized brigade of the Ground Forces, from the Armed Forces of the Republic of Lithuania - the military police, as well as observers from the US Armed Forces. The total number of participants in the exercises is more than 1200 military personnel and more than 200 combat vehicles.

The training will have four phases and will end on July 31.

The publication reminds that the exercises "

The exercise was initiated during negotiations between the chiefs of general staffs of Poland and Ukraine in August 2019..

The agreement on the creation of LitPolUkrbrig was signed in September 2014.