About 1,000 NATO soldiers from 25 alliance countries from more than 40 different units will take part in the exercise. The exercises of the NATO communication groups "Steadfast Cobalt", in which about a thousand members of the alliance from 25 countries will take part, will be held in Lithuania from May 21 to June 2, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the country reports.. "NATO's annual military exercises to support communication and information exchange of the communication groups of the Stablefast Cobalt alliance will start in Lithuania on May 21, the maneuvers will be completed on June 2," the defense ministry said.. As the Defense Ministry adds, about 1,000 NATO soldiers from 25 alliance countries from more than 40 different units will take part in the exercise..

The exercises will assess the skills of NATO communication units in providing information exchange and liaison support between NATO's rapid reaction forces and between the allied headquarters of the alliance around the world. As previously reported, about four thousand soldiers of the Romanian army and representatives of other NATO member countries will take part in the Noble Jump 2017 military exercise, which will be held from May 26 to June 16 in Romania, Bulgaria and Greece. Ukrainians became the fifth on NATO tank biathlon.

Original article: NATO exercise "Rugged Cobalt" starts in Lithuania.