NATO Command Arrived In Ukraine For The First Time During The War

• 22.03.2026, 14:39

Details of the cooperation with the Alliance have become known.

A NATO delegation led by Admiral Pierre Vandieu, Supreme Allied Commander for Transformation, visited Ukraine for the first time since the full-scale war.

According to RBC-Ukraine with reference to Telegram deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Pavlo Palisa.

The parties substantially discussed the involvement of the Ukrainian military in future NATO exercises in the role of a conditional adversary (Red Team).

"Last year's experience of participation of our units showed the allies the latest methods of warfare - in training scenarios Ukrainian teams demonstrated a significant advantage," Palisa noted.

The future of JATEC (Joint NATO-Ukraine Center) was discussed separately.

"We are entering the final stage of deployment of Ukrainian control systems, develop analytical capabilities and join the scaling of training programs," said the deputy head of the OP.

The Ukrainian military defeated NATO troops at the exercise

Reminder, the Ukrainian military at the Hedgehog exercise in Estonia "defeated" NATO troops. According to the Ukrainian military, the results of the exercise were unexpected for the Western partners.

The media called the results of the exercise "terrible" for NATO forces. The Ukrainian team of 10 fighters, which played the role of the enemy, simulated the destruction of 17 armored vehicles and carried out about 30 strikes on other targets in half a day.

The Ukraine-led team also "sank" a NATO frigate with naval drones during the alliance's REPMUS/Dynamic Messenger 2025 multinational naval exercise.