Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) Air Force Command Advisor Yuriy Ignat said in the broadcast of the telethon that Kiev will not receive F-16 warplanes this fall and winter. that quote DEA News.
“Of course, it has already become clear that unfortunately we will not be able to protect Ukraine with F-16s throughout the fall and this winter,” Ignat said.
According to him, there were high hopes for these fighters that they could really become part of the air defense and help to defend against missiles and drones of Russia (attacks – socialbites.ca).
As Ignat points out, Ukrainian pilots will soon be trained “as the problem progresses”.
Former US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken aforementionedKiev will get the F-16s, but it will take months to procure and retrain Ukrainian pilots.
Prior to that, Admiral Rob Bauer, chairman of the NATO military committee, declarationUkraine will not receive F-16 warplanes until the end of the counterattack.
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