{
 "slug": "exercise-koalicja-multinational-force-ukraine-2800-troops-11-nations-poland-9-22-november-uk-france",
 "title": "Exercise Koalicja: 2,800 Troops From 11 Nations Rehearse the Multinational Force Ukraine in Poland",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/exercise-koalicja-multinational-force-ukraine-2800-troops-11-nations-poland-9-22-november-uk-france/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/exercise-koalicja-multinational-force-ukraine-2800-troops-11-nations-poland-9-22-november-uk-france/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-11-03T19:38:00.000+01:00",
 "updated": "2026-11-05T19:39:18.000+01:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLondon, 3 November 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * The Ministry of Defence announced on 3 November that the UK and France will jointly lead Exercise Koalicja, the first major exercise of the Multinational Force Ukraine (MNF-U), the military arm of the Coalition of the Willing, in Poland from 9 to 22 November\n * 2,800 troops from 11 nations take part on land, in the air and at sea: Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye and the UK; Britai",
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  "lithuania",
  "poland"
 ],
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  "operations"
 ],
 "capabilities": [],
 "tags": [
  "ops-operations",
  "polish-lithuanian-axis"
 ],
 "sources": [],
 "entities": [
  "bae-systems",
  "france",
  "germany",
  "netherlands",
  "poland",
  "spain",
  "sweden",
  "ukraine",
  "united-kingdom"
 ],
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  "countries": [
   "france",
   "germany",
   "netherlands",
   "poland",
   "spain",
   "sweden",
   "ukraine",
   "united-kingdom"
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