Inside Exercise Sea Breeze 2021

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Back to full strength after a pandemic-driven hiatus, the joint NATO-Ukraine Sea Breeze exercise returned to the Black Sea in 2021 - with Russia determined to be 'noisy neighbors', as Vladimir Trendafilovski reports.

The 21st edition of the annual Sea Breeze multinational maritime exercise saw a record number of nations taking part. Co-hosted by the US Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy (VMS) since 1997, the event takes place in the Black Sea on Ukrainian territory. The exercise’s main goal is to strengthen maritime security and stability in the Black Sea region by improving the cooperation and interoperability between participating nations.

Ex Sea Breeze 2021 [Sergey Smolentsev]
A team of Ukraine Navy marines ready to board the Mi-8MT ‘132 Red’ (c/n 95236) of 11 OBrAA s at the Oleshky Sands range. The sandy soil was an added challenge for both men and machines. Interestingly, the Mi-8MSB-Vs were also used here – despite the fact that they have no dust protectors on their engine air intakes, unlike the Mi-8MT series. Sergey Smolentsev

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