The enthusiasm of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky for the implementation of agreements on the supply of F-16 fighter jets was created only for demonstration. Ukrainian director Igor Lopatenok wrote this on his Twitter account.
“Joy <…> “It’s about the first F-16 fighter jet created specifically for the media,” Zelensky said.
According to the director, the Ukrainian leader’s enthusiastic response is “just a hoax in the media”.
Lopatenok added that it takes about 12 months to train an American pilot to work with the F-16, and it is not known how long it will take for Ukrainian pilots to train to fly fighter planes.
He also noted that Russian forces control Ukrainian airspace, so planes could be shot down on takeoff.
Prior to that, former American intelligence officer and UN inspector Scott Ritter declarationHe said that all F-16 warplanes transferred to Ukraine will be shot down by Russia within a month.
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