This year, the state border guard service of ukraine is represented in the exercises as usual by the marine guard and border aviation, as well as the involvement of forces in the land component has been renewed.

In total, the border agency will be represented by 8 units of ships and boats, 3 special operations units, 2 planes and a helicopter, as well as forces of 10 mobile border detachments DOZOR and border quick response border command of the SBGS Southern Regional Directorate.

The main objectives of the exercise will be to prepare servicemen, staffs and units of Ukrainian security forces for joint action with military formations of NATO member states, gain experience in operational planning, increase interoperability and interspecies cooperation between Ukraine and NATO members and partners.

At the opening ceremony, the exercise leaders from Ukraine and the United States announced the main theme and objectives of the maneuvers, congratulated the participants and thanked international partners and participating countries for their support and coherence in demonstrating support for Ukraine's aspirations for sovereignty, integrity and independence. state security, as well as world security, so that the Azov-Black Sea region is not associated with the concept of “crisis”.

The Deputy Commander of the 65th Tactical Group of the 6th US Navy, Captain 1st Rank Kyle Gant, said in a welcoming speech: “These exercises are a clear demonstration of the desire for peace and stability in Europe. It is difficult to overestimate the possibility of training in real conditions at sea. Within 2 weeks, we plan to take into account the experience of two decades and increase the capacity for teamwork, to gain new knowledge, which we will share in our national forces.

In addition to the United States and Ukraine, Australia, the Republic of Albania, the United Arab Emirates, the People's Republic of Bangladesh, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, and the Republic of Albania, Republic of Estonia, Arab Republic of Egypt, State of Israel, Italian Republic, Canada, Republic of Latvia, Republic of Lithuania, Republic of Moldova, Kingdom of Norway, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Republic of Poland, Romania, Senegal, Turkey, Turkey are participating in Sea Breeze 2021.

In the maritime component, in the Black Sea, the Naval Forces will work together in tactical groups with ships of fellow border guards of Georgia, the US Navy, Romania, Bulgaria and other countries of the alliance.

These include maneuvering and repelling small-velocity attacks, artillery fire and anti-sabotage of the ship, the transfer of cargo and signals, surveillance operations and many other exercises which meet the standards of training NATO forces.

A whole complex of exercises to ensure the safety of civil navigation, search, stop and inspection of a suspicious vessel, rescue on the water will also be deployed on the Danube. Also, ships and boats of the Marine Guard will be involved in the landing operation.

In the diving and anti-sabotage component, special operations units will practice skills in detecting underwater hiding places, inspecting dangerous places and objects, lifting cargoes of various configurations, weights and purposes, assaulting an intruder and ways to save lives and provide emergency assistance to their soldiers and the affected population of the crisis region.

Practical trainings with experienced specialists of one of the best NATO bases in the EU on preparation of such teams in Greece are also planned for inspection groups.

The training will involve about 30 ships, boats and vessels, more than 30 planes and helicopters, up to 5,000 personnel and 50 units of weapons and military equipment. It will last from June 28 to July 10 in Odessa, Mykolaiv and Kherson regions and at certain training areas in the north-western part of the Black Sea.