Serhiy Golubtsov, Head of Aviation of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said that the training of Ukrainian pilots in the USA showed that they can master the F-16 fighter aircraft in less than six months. He said this in an interview he gave on the website of a British newspaper. Times.
“The two pilots spent three weeks there training on the F-16 simulator for joint flights using weapons. “The results are very good: Ukrainian pilots can learn to fly and control the F-16 weapon system in less than six months.”
According to the aviation chief of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the most talented Ukrainian pilots can master the program in the shortest possible time.
On March 9, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with CNN that US President Joe Biden had told him about a possible incident. to start Training to fly F-16 warplanes.
Earlier, Turkish Anadolu Agency reported that two Ukrainian pilots were in the US, citing a senior US military official. started Fighter training, including F-16 fighter aircraft.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a special military operation to protect Donbass, in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.