Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said that Denmark plans to transfer the fourth generation F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine within a month. Ukrainian publication Strana.ua writes about this, citing Jörg Lau, journalist of the German newspaper Die Zeit.
Other details have not yet been specified. This includes the number of planes Copenhagen plans to give to Kiev.
On May 12, the British newspaper Standard, citing a senior military source, reported that the first F-16 fighter jets will appear In Ukraine in a few weeks. According to the publication, this should happen in June-July.
Before that, former deputy chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), Lieutenant General Igor Romanenko statedHe said that the United States is pressuring European countries to send F-16 warplanes to the conflict zone. As he said, the American leadership is demanding that its allies postpone aircraft delivery dates. The official also emphasized that Washington has spoken publicly about the need to supply equipment to Kiev as soon as possible.
Previously Czech Republic carried Ukraine’s first F-16 combat simulator.
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Source: Gazeta
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