Bundestag Defense Committee member Jan Nolte said Berlin could agree to transfer the Tornado aircraft to Kiev. This was published on the newspaper’s website. “News”.
According to Nolte, the Tornadoes are very old aircraft and are not in the best condition. Currently, their transfer to the Ukrainian side is seen as a “red line”, but it could happen in the future.
He emphasized that politicians often do not want to send planes because they fear an escalation of the conflict and that Kiev does not know exactly how to use them.
Before this, it was known that the Netherlands. they will deliver The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) will receive the first American F-16 fighter jets in the second half of 2024.
There are 42 F-16 fighter jets in the Netherlands, and they are being replaced by more modern F-35s. The country’s leadership expressed its intention to transfer up to 24 aircraft to Ukraine and use the remaining 18 aircraft for pilot training.
It was known before that. An F-16 fighter jet crashed in Greece. The pilot managed to leave the board. The circumstances of the incident are not yet fully clear.
It was previously reported that the first fighters. checkmate It may occur in 2025.