Azov and 7th Air Assault Corps conduct joint exercises

For the first time in history, the 1st NGU Corps Azov and the 7th Rapid Response Corps of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine conducted joint command-staff exercises with the support of the Security Assistance Group-Ukraine (SAG-U), National Guard commander Oleksandr Pivnenko said.

"The importance and necessity of such exercises is driven by the adjacency of the corps’ areas of responsibility at the front. That is why during the sessions, command officers paid maximum attention to synchronising joint efforts and practising joint planning," Pivnenko said in a Facebook post.

He noted that during the exercises the units worked through issues of joint action planning and synchronisation of efforts taking into account areas of responsibility, conducted wargaming, and practised NATO-standard decision-making procedures, including MDMP and IPB.

Particular attention was paid to the speed of decision-making and adaptation to a changing situation.

"At this point, effectively every three months it is already a different war, a different character of combat operations. One needs to learn quickly, adapt and be flexible in implementing experience and innovations. This format of training allows not only to work through interaction algorithms, but also to form a shared vision of conducting operations, which is critically important in current conditions," Pivnenko stressed.

He also commended the contribution of Security Assistance Group-Ukraine (SAG-U) instructors, who ensured high-quality preparation and a modern approach to the training process.