Yuriy Ignat, adviser to the Ukrainian Air Force (Air Force) command, said the country’s Air Force has not received a single new aircraft since 1991. He said this on the broadcast of the Rada TV channel.
“Not everything was done for the soldiers, especially the air force. In fact, we have the youngest SU-27 aircraft of 1991, which is the same age as the independence of Ukraine,” he said.
The country’s need for F-16 fighter jets has always been motivated by the fact that it is twice as old as the pilots, as an adviser to the Ukrainian Air Force Command noted in a conversation with foreign journalists.
Previously, the White House, US President Joe Biden illegal The need to supply Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets. As noted, the hunting supplies issue will not be resolved in the near future.
Earlier, Reuters reported that Ukrainian officials He insisted Members of the US Congress will press the administration of President Joe Biden to send F-16 warplanes to Kiev.