Ukraine’s air force has started flying F-16 fighter jets in operations within the country’s borders.
This is according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyj according to Reuters.
During July, it emerged that F-16s from both the Netherlands and Denmark were being handed over to Ukraine and that they were expected to take to the skies in Ukraine during the summer.
Zelenskyj’s announcement comes as he visited fighter pilots at an airbase in Ukraine.
* “F-16s are in Ukraine. We did it. I am proud of our boys and we have already started using them for our country, said the Ukrainian leader. * “This is a new stage of development for the Ukrainian Air Force. We have done a lot to reach a new standard – the Western standard in the air, Zelenskyj said according to Reuters.
Ukraine hopes for more pilots and aircraft
It is unclear how many F-16s are currently available to Ukraine and what impact they will have during the defence war against Russia.
Ukraine’s air force has so far only had older Soviet-built fighter jets, which have been no match for the advanced newer Russian fighter jets.
Russia has vowed to shoot down the new aircraft and has launched attacks against bases where the F-16s may be stationed, according to Ritzau.
Ukraine still does not have enough of these aircraft or pilots to operate them, says Zelenskyj.
* “The positive thing is that we expect additional F-16s. Many boys are in training, he says.
Pilots trained in Denmark
Together with the Netherlands, Denmark has been at the forefront of the international training coalition that trains Ukrainian soldiers to fly F-16 fighter jets.
Foreign Minister Troels Lund Poulsen has previously announced that 20 Ukrainian F-16 pilots will be trained on Danish soil by the end of this year.
Norway has also donated two F-16 fighter jets for training at Skydstrup Air Base.
Denmark has promised to donate 19 F-16s to Ukraine. The Netherlands will deliver 24. Norway has pledged 6 aircraft, while Belgium will send 30 F-16s to Ukraine by 2028, according to Ritzau.
DR Nyheder will later today interview Foreign Minister Troels Lund Poulsen about the new situation with the Danish-donated F-16s.
Good. We need to send hundreds more to the Ukraine, and hopefully F35s next. Democracy is on the line here. Russia won’t know what to do and will start running back to original 1991 borders.
Fantastic news!
Ghost of Kyiv 2.0
If HLC doesn’t use this photo for a video and put his eyes in the middle of where those back microphones are I’ll be incredibly disappointed.
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Translated from the article:
Ukraine’s air force has started flying F-16 fighter jets in operations within the country’s borders.
This is according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyj according to Reuters.
During July, it emerged that F-16s from both the Netherlands and Denmark were being handed over to Ukraine and that they were expected to take to the skies in Ukraine during the summer.
Zelenskyj’s announcement comes as he visited fighter pilots at an airbase in Ukraine.
* “F-16s are in Ukraine. We did it. I am proud of our boys and we have already started using them for our country, said the Ukrainian leader.
* “This is a new stage of development for the Ukrainian Air Force. We have done a lot to reach a new standard – the Western standard in the air, Zelenskyj said according to Reuters.
Ukraine hopes for more pilots and aircraft
It is unclear how many F-16s are currently available to Ukraine and what impact they will have during the defence war against Russia.
Ukraine’s air force has so far only had older Soviet-built fighter jets, which have been no match for the advanced newer Russian fighter jets.
Russia has vowed to shoot down the new aircraft and has launched attacks against bases where the F-16s may be stationed, according to Ritzau.
Ukraine still does not have enough of these aircraft or pilots to operate them, says Zelenskyj.
* “The positive thing is that we expect additional F-16s. Many boys are in training, he says.
Pilots trained in Denmark
Together with the Netherlands, Denmark has been at the forefront of the international training coalition that trains Ukrainian soldiers to fly F-16 fighter jets.
Foreign Minister Troels Lund Poulsen has previously announced that 20 Ukrainian F-16 pilots will be trained on Danish soil by the end of this year.
Norway has also donated two F-16 fighter jets for training at Skydstrup Air Base.
Denmark has promised to donate 19 F-16s to Ukraine. The Netherlands will deliver 24. Norway has pledged 6 aircraft, while Belgium will send 30 F-16s to Ukraine by 2028, according to Ritzau.
DR Nyheder will later today interview Foreign Minister Troels Lund Poulsen about the new situation with the Danish-donated F-16s.
Good. We need to send hundreds more to the Ukraine, and hopefully F35s next. Democracy is on the line here. Russia won’t know what to do and will start running back to original 1991 borders.
Fantastic news!
Ghost of Kyiv 2.0
If HLC doesn’t use this photo for a video and put his eyes in the middle of where those back microphones are I’ll be incredibly disappointed.