Defender Europe 2021, most large-scale NATO exercise over years

2 июня 2021
The NATO exercises abound with catchy names. Romania is hosting the next stage of the Defender Europe 2021 exercise. Here, the Alliance has engaged the NATO Response Force units. The number of the joint troops exceeds 4 thousand soldiers and officers. In total,  9,000 military men from 20 countries will take part in three stages of the maneuvers. 

Meanwhile, the Spring Storm unfolded in Estonia (it will end on June 5) as well as Saber Guarding featuring more than 13 thousand people.  NATO is also deploying a real theater of combat operations in the Balkans. 

In Bulgaria, something did not go according to the plan: soldiers seized an olive oil factory and held the workers of the workshop for several hours. Now the owner intends to sue the military. 

At the end of June, the NATO exercises Sea Breeze will start in the territory of Ukraine. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, under the cover of the exercise, the alliance will deliver modern weapons to Ukraine, as well as ammunition and material supplies for the Ukrainian troops. In the future, all this will be sent to the troops and national formations near non-government-controlled areas in Donetsk and Lugansk regions, a representative of the Russian Defense Ministry said.