The first F-16 fighters will be delivered to Ukraine in June
| The Minister of Defense of Lithuania announced that the first F-16 fighters promised to Ukraine will be delivered to Kyiv in a few months. |
report Mehr News Agency According to Reuters, Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Atosuskas announced that the first American F-16 fighter jets will be delivered to the Ukrainian army in June this year.
He explained that “the Western countries had already approved the plan to deliver the aircraft to Ukraine. The first batch of fighters will be delivered to Ukraine in June this year. Now everything depends on Kiev itself, it must prepare the necessary infrastructure to accommodate these fighters. Ukrainian pilots will be trained until September, 12 Ukrainian pilots are currently training in the United States.
Previously, Yuri Ignat, the spokesman of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said that the infrastructure in the west of the country was designed for the deployment of these fighters, including special shelters that They are resistant to Russian missile attacks.
This Ukrainian official also added that the idea of deploying F-16 fighter jets on the territory of Ukraine’s neighboring countries failed, because Zelensky was told directly that this would bring NATO into conflict. It leads directly to Russia and the third world war begins. He also emphasized that the deployment of aircraft in Ukraine without pilots and technical staff is useless.
Denmark and the Netherlands will supply F-16 fighters to Ukraine. Danish fighters are the first F-16 fighters that will be delivered to Ukraine.
