Yuriy Ignat, Advisor to the Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said that the country has three MiG-29 brigades. He announced this on the broadcast of the Kyiv TV channel.
For him, the transfer of the plane to Ukraine is a historic step.
Ignat also said that the country expects to receive American F-16 warplanes, not Mirage, Tornado and MiG aircraft.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke about the delay in important decisions for his country by allied countries.
According to him, the delivery of long-range missiles to Ukraine and the shipment of modern Western aircraft were delayed. In addition, the Ukrainian leader believes that new sanctions against Russia were not implemented quickly enough.
Jaroslav Nagy, Head of the Slovak Ministry of Defense, previously declarationthat the first four MiG-29 fighter jets were safely delivered to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The head of the Slovak Ministry of Defense said that the United States has offered the country compensation for the transfer of MiG-29 warplanes, 12 new Bell AH-1Z Viper combat helicopters, as well as more than 500 AGM-114 Hellfire missiles to Ukraine. .