KIEV, August 12 (RIA Novosti) - The Peace Shield 2005 international military exercises have been concluded in the Crimea, Ukraine. The closing ceremony took place Friday at the Starokrymsky training ground, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry told Novosti-Ukraine news agency.
Ukrainian, U.S., Georgian, and Azerbaijani troops practiced anti-terrorist measures, including disarmament and elimination of imaginary terrorist units, during the final amphibian-coastal stage of the maneuvers.
NATO experts and observers from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia inspected the final stage.
The first (command and post) stage took place at the Kiev-based Imitation Modeling Center of the Ukrainian National Defense Academy in July.
About 750 officers and soldiers from 22 countries were involved in the first stage.
