Contents tagged with Ukrainian military exercises

  • Large-scale military exercises begin in Ukraine

    The Armed Forces of Ukraine have begun conducting the Speka (“Heat”) 2018 large-scale exercises involving territorial defense units, reported the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. 

    The exercises are being conducted throughout Ukraine based on a unified schedule. The staff and military units of all types of troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine take part in the exercises. Chief of General Staff, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Viktor Muzhenko leads …

  • Ukraine holds combat helicopter drills near the demarcation line in Donbas

    The press center of the Joint Forces Operation reported that the drills involving combat helicopters were held near the line of demarcation in the Donbas.

    "For the first time, as part of the operation of the Joint Forces, forward air controllers were trained to direct Mi-24 crews toward ground targets. The purpose of training is to maintain the level of skills of air controllers in directing combat helicopters toward ground targets, and to organize interaction between army aviation and …