Military pilots of the U.S. Air Force arrived in Vinnytsia on Monday, August 9, to conduct joint exercises with Ukrainian special operations forces, Head of Vinnytsia Regional State Administration Serhiy Borzov has announced on Facebook.

“Today, Ukrainian military pilots are receiving their American colleagues at the Havryshivka airport. Together with our special operations forces they will perform training flights, landing operations and provide emergency medical care. American partners have something to show us and something we can learn from them,” Borzov said.

According to him, U.S. military aviators arrived in Vinnytsia, where the Ukrainian Air Force Command is located, from Britain. Two C-130 military transport aircraft of the aviation detachments of the 352nd Special Operations Wing of the United States Air Force Special Operations Command will stay in Ukraine for almost a month.