Helping Ukraine Defend Itself
Operation Rapid Trident was combined with operation Saber Guardian this year at the Partnership for Peace military training ground in Yovoriv, Western Ukraine, bringing together at total of 18 nations with over 1,800 soldiers. Days of individual training events culminated in a large scale 2 day exercise pitting various nations against each other in a large scale simulated war game. Interviews from various nations involved, including Ukrainians, US and Lithuanians as well as footage of the exercises. Also available in high definition. Includes sound bites from Sergeant ‘Igor’, 1st Battalion Ukrainian Marines; Col. Alfred Renzi, Chief of Assessments, U.S. Army Europe Operations Directorate; Sergeant Bryson Lipscomb, U.S. Army, 173rd Airborne Brigade and Private Audrius Zbrauskas, Grand Duchess Birute Uhlan Battalion, Lithuanian Army. Also available in high definition.