The same could be true for the long-awaited fast jets and would give Ukraine a much-needed advantage during the winter stagnation on the front line.
– M“I believe the West is not aware of supplying new weapons systems as it did in the first 20 months of the war,” said Daniel Rice, a former special adviser to Ukraine's top commander, General Valery Zalushny. – Russian forces will have to learn firsthand when Ukraine uses new weapons, Rice, now president of American University in Kiev, told Newsweek.
On December 22, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that the Dutch government was beginning preparations to deliver the first batch of 18 F-16 aircraft to Ukraine.
Ukrainian pilots trained to fly the F-16. In Romania and Great Britain
– Everything is going according to plan – Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Col. Yuriy Ihnat was quoted as saying by Ukrainian media on Saturday.
Air Force Spokesman: It's just a fantasy
The spokesman of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Yuriy Ihnat, again appealed not to spread false information about the presence of F-16s in Ukraine.
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