Multinational military exercise Agile Spirit 2021 kicks off in Georgia. The main exercise theater will be deployed at the Vaziani (near Tbilisi) and Orfololo (Samtskhe-Javakheti region) training grounds, the Ministry of Defense reports on Facebook.

The main objectives of the exercise are to deepen interaction between the military units of NATO partner countries and expand the planning and execution of operations between military personnel from different countries.. Maneuvering exercises will take place in five locations from July 26 to August 6.

The military has already arrived there from other countries, including from Ukraine and the United States.. In total, 2,500 military men from 15 countries will take part in the exercises..

According to the Ministry of Defense of Georgia, for the first time in ten years, Georgian armored personnel carriers manufactured by Delta will be involved in the exercises.. Also, American Black Hawk HH-60 helicopters were transferred from the German Rammstein airfield..