Удосконалення підготовки військових частин і підрозділів морської компоненти Сил спеціальних операцій Збройних Сил України за досвідом участі в міжнародних навчаннях “SEA-BREEZE” (2018–2019 рр.)

Abstract

In the context of the ongoing armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, in particular, from the naval direction, the military-political leadership of the state is forced to revise the main guidelines for the development of the Operations Forces (SSO) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and pay more attention to which are performed in peacetime and in the Special Period. The lack of sufficient experience in the training and deployment of naval components of the Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine according to NATO standards significantly reduces their level of readiness and makes it difficult to achieve compatibility with similar structures of NATO member states. The urgency of this topic is due to the presence in the Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of military units and units that are designed to conduct reconnaissance and sabotage operations in the naval direction and require training for use according to NATO standards. The purpose of the article is to highlight the experience of participation of the tactical group of Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the international exercises Sea-Breeze in 2018-2019. Base on this experience providing recommendations for further improvement of training of military units and subdivisions of the naval component of the Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. To improve the training of military units and units of the naval component of the Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during participation in international exercises and application during the Joint Forces Operation, it is proposed to include the positive experience of these exercises in the Guidelines for International Exercises.