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More than 1,800 soldiers from 14 NATO member states and their partners are to hold joint military drills at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center (IPSC) in Yavoriv in western Ukraine from June 27 till July 8. The exercises are part of the Rapid Trident programme, which brings together NATO members and its allies in eastern Europe.

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