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Multinational military exercise kicks off in Ukraine

Xinhua, September 15, 2014

• Lithuanian servicem walk following the opening ceremony of the "Rapid Trident" military exercises on September 15, 2014 near the western Ukrainian town of Yavoriv. US-led military exercises began in Ukraine on Monday after a day of deadly fighting between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in the restive east that has piled pressure on a shaky 10-day-old truce. [Xinhua photo]

  
  
  

  A multinational military exercise code-named "Rapid Trident" 2014 kicked off near the western Ukrainian town of Yavoriv on Monday.

  The two-week exercise, which pulled together some 1,200 servicemen from 15 countries, was part of a U.S.-led training program.

  The drill will be focused on peacekeeping operations and designed to support interoperability with allied and partner countries.

  NATO members including Germany, Britain, Poland, Lithuania and Canada, as well as non-NATO members Azerbaijan, Georgia and Moldova took part in the war game.

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