A multinational exercise began in Poland on Monday, France 24 reported, testing how a force led by Britain and France would coordinate troops and supplies for possible support to Ukraine after hostilities end.
The UK Ministry of Defence said 2,800 troops from 11 countries would take part in Exercise Koalicja. The ministry set out the plan in an earlier announcement of the drill.
The exercise is the first major field test for Multinational Force Ukraine, the military component of the Coalition of the Willing. It will assess the force’s command structure and its ability to coordinate participating units and logistics.
The force is intended to help rebuild Ukraine’s armed forces and support safer conditions in the air and at sea after the fighting ends. Its stated role does not include peacekeeping or monitoring a cease-fire. Exercise Koalicja is scheduled to end Nov. 22.
