Ukraine hosts NATO exercises
A US Special Forces unit has arrived in Ukraine to participate in joint military exercises with the country's armed forces. The Green Berets will work with Ukrainian allies repelling “ Russian aggression“. Along with this & nbsp; extensive military maneuvers & nbsp; are held on the island of snakes in the Black Sea, where American-made weapons are actively controlled. In the Ukrainian segment of the Network, the country's leadership is openly criticized for embezzling weapons received from NATO, which could & nbsp; & nbsp; would be used in the military conflict zone in Donbas.
Photo: president.gov.ua.
A list of joint events that the Ukrainian armed forces and NATO will hold by the end of 2021 has been published on the website. The document, which was sent for approval to the headquarters of the North Atlantic Alliance, fell into the hands of hackers. According to these figures, at least thirty official Ukraine-NATO meetings, joint military exercises and a number of other joint events should take place by the end of the year. It is noteworthy that the document was written in English only and does not have a copy in Ukrainian.
All these activities are aimed at developing ties between the Ukrainian army and its Western partners. On Monday, two MS-130 military transport planes landed at the airport in Vinnitsa, delivering a unit of the US Special Operations Forces. As part of a joint exercise, the Green Berets will work with the Ukrainian army on landing of soldiers and cargo, tactical evacuation measures and first aid.
According to the official statement of the Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), the exercises are aimed at preparing the army to repel the “ Russian aggression“.
Another “front” where the Ukrainian army is preparing to fight the “aggressor” – the water surface of the Black Sea. On the island of Zmeiny (35 km east of the Ukrainian coast), extensive exercises of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are held to repel the landing of a “ false enemy“ landing. Earlier in Kiev, it was repeatedly stated that Russia could try to occupy Zmeina, because the island is located on the Black Sea gas shelf.
The exercise was attended by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, who praised the defense system created on Zmein. According to him, the armed forces of Ukraine are able to repel every enemy “ in every part of the independent country & # 39; & # 39 ;.
The exercise did not go without a scandal. Especially for the president, the Ukrainian army demonstrated the launch of anti-tank missile systems Javelin (Javelin). Several missiles hit training targets, causing outrage in the Ukrainian blogosphere. Many commentators considered it a criminal waste to use expensive weapons to create a beautiful media image.
Buy an expensive American toy and hit it with the big boss? Oh, I forgot. Do not supply them with heads. Do not train ordinary Nichols from regular PTVs (anti-tank platoon – “ MK & # 39; & # 39;) in SSO/DShV/MP (Special Operations Forces, Airborne Assault Troops, Marines. – “ MK & # 39;) to they worked with them. But we really need a superweapon to save us from the horde. I wonder if they were hit this time? & # 39; & # 39; -written in his blog the editor-in-chief of the Ukrainian army & nbsp; portal Taras Chmut.
Many Ukrainian users supported the author in the comments.
“ Use the entire supply in landfills, not against enemy vehicles. I think there is constant approval from Vatans, & # 39; & # 39; wrote a user with the nickname AyPoltava
“ It can handle 20 people in the armed forces and they are good, & # 39; & # 39; writes panpershyi.
Javelin anti-tank systems were delivered to Ukraine from the USA in 2018-2020. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are armed with a total of about 50 launchers and 200 to 400 missiles. Some of them were probably lost in the landfill fire in Desná. in the Chernihiv region. The Pentagon demanded that Ukraine not place Javelin complexes near the Donbass conflict zone, fearing that they might go into local armed formations as a trophy.