Reuters: Kyiv to receive first F-16s in June-July
Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Belgium have already promised to send F-16s to Kyiv
Kyiv expects to receive its first F-16 fighter jets from Western allies in June-July.
Source. Reuters reports this with reference to a senior Ukrainian military source.
The source did not specify which country would supply the fighter jets.
Reuters reminds that Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Belgium have already promised to send F-16s to Kyiv.
This week, Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Ilya Yevlash said that some Ukrainian pilots are completing training to fly the aircraft.
The pilots and ground staff have been training in Western countries for the past few months.
Background. It was also reported that the US may have bought more than 80 Soviet combat aircraft from Kazakhstan to transfer them to Ukraine – the Ukrainian Armed Forces may disassemble them for spare parts or use them as fake targets, experts say.
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