Ukraine received the first American F-16s. President Volodymyr Zelensky showed the take-off of the aircraft.
The RBC-Ukraine correspondent reports about this.
The head of state confirmed that the partner countries handed over the low-cost F-16s to the Ukrainian army. It became official about the capture of the fighters on the symbolic date of the 4th September – the Day of the Military Forces of the ZSU.
“F-16 in Ukraine. We have secured this. I am writing with all our lads, who are clearly responding to the aircraft already started They are vikorists for our state,” Zelensky said.
photo by Vitaliy Nosach, RBC-Ukraine
Ukraine took over the low-cost F-16s from the aviation coalition that was created in the spring of 2023. Initially, only a few more than 10 countries reached it, and then the coalition expanded. They were applauded by the Netherlands and Denmark, who were among the first to announce their intention to transfer F-16s to Ukraine.
photo by Vitaly Nosach, RBC-Ukraine
It was previously reported that Ukraine was losing dozens of fighters. There was talk about 60 vinishuvachs. The Allies anticipated that the deliveries would not be received immediately. The main factor in this regard is the training of both pilots and technical personnel, as well as the preparation of infrastructure for servicing aircraft.
Syogodni, 4 sickles, Vidannya The The Economist said Ukraine is taking off 79 F-16 aircraft, 20 of which will arrive before the end. Reshta Vinishuvachiv, according to the authors, will arrive in batches spanning 2025 years.
photo by Vitaliy Nosach, RBC-Ukraine
How many letaks Ukraine has already taken away
It is significant that it is not known for certain how many F-16s have already been transferred to Ukraine. For days, The Times reported that Ukraine had captured six fighters from the Netherlands.
In this case, The Economist confirms that the first 10 F-16s have arrived in Ukraine.
There was information that the F-16s had already been frozen in Ukraine and were being used as prototypes janoi defense Read more about this in the material from RBC-Ukraine.
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