UK to lead multinational military training exercise to prepare for peace in Ukraine
What was announced
Hundreds of British troops, RAF jets and forces from 11 nations will rehearse how to secure lasting peace in Ukraine when the fighting ends in a major exercise in Poland this month.
Key points, in the publisher's words
- Hundreds of British troops, RAF jets and forces from 11 nations will rehearse how to secure lasting peace in Ukraine when the fighting ends in a major exercise in Poland this month.
- The UK and France will jointly lead Exercise Koalicja, the first major exercise run by the Multinational Force Ukraine (MNF-U). MNF-U is the military arm of the Coalition of the Willing, a group of nations who have pledged strengthened military, economic and diplomatic support to Ukraine.
- The exercise runs from 9 November to 22 November and will test how to move, protect and supply a force that would help rebuild Ukraine’s Armed Forces once the fighting ends.
Figures in this announcement
Each line is quoted from the original. Figures are as the publisher stated them on the day.
- “The exercise runs from 9 November to 22 November and will test how to move, protect and supply a force that would help rebuild Ukraine’s Armed Forces once the fighting ends. 300 UK personnel are among the 2,800 troops taking part on land, in the air and at sea.”
- “The UK is stepping up defence spending in the biggest sustained increase since the Cold War, reaching 2.7% of GDP from 2027-2028and with nearly £300 billion over four years.”
Who and where
People
- Wes Streeting (MP for Ilford North (Labour)) · more news
UK bodies of power
- Ministry of Defence (UK government department) · more news
Countries
- Ukraine (Europe & Central Asia) · more news
- Poland (Europe & Central Asia) · more news
- France (Europe & Central Asia) · more news
Constituencies of the MPs named: Ilford North.
Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
Topics, as GOV.UK files them: Military recruitment, training and operations.
Receipt
- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-to-lead-multinational-military-training-exercise-to-prepare-for-peace-in-ukraine--2
- Published 2026-11-03 00:01:03 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-11-03 00:15:05 UTC from GOV.UK
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