Ukrainian-British military drills kick off in Ukraine

KIEV, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian-British military exercises Cossack Mace 2021 started on Monday in southern Ukraine and will run on July 12-24, the Ukrainian military said.

The exercises will take place in Nikolaev region involving about 2,000 servicemen and more than 300 combat vehicles from Ukraine, Britain, the United States, Canada and Sweden, the press service of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said on Monday.

They are held to improve the coordination of the military units of partner states.

At the beginning of July, Ukraine and the United States launched Sea Breeze military exercises involving over 30 countries in southern Ukraine and the Black Sea.