The head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Oleksiy Reznikov, “invited” foreign pilots of F-16 warplanes to participate in the conflict. He made the statement during a briefing with a Danish colleague, Fifth TV reported.
If there are pilots who know how to fly these military planes, the Foreign Legion is “ready to open the gates,” he said.
Former Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force Mykola Oleshchuk listed Problems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which, in his opinion, only F-16 fighters can solve.
Before that, the head of aviation of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Sergiy Golubtsov declarationTraining of Ukrainian pilots in the United States has shown that they can master the F-16 fighter in less than six months.
Currently, a special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is underway in Ukraine. On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the launch. According to him, the purpose of military action is to demilitarize the neighboring country and to navy the authorities.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.
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