“Around 30 troops, mainly from the Grand Duchess Birute Uhlan Battalion, have left,” Viktorija Cieminytė, spokeswoman for the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence, told BNS on Monday.
Besides Lithuania, around 2,000 troops from 17 countries, including the US, the UK, Poland, Romania and Bulgaria, are taking part in the training event at Yavoriv Training Area in Lvov.
Taking place until July 31, the event will include combat shooting exercises and will also involve armored vehicles and military helicopters.
The Rapid Trident 2015 training event is organized in Ukraine annually by the United States. 1,200 troops, including Lithuanians, took part in it last year.
Lithuanian troops are also scheduled to take part in the Maple Arch training event in Ukraine in November, traditionally organized by Canada.
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