Ukraine to get 42 F-16 fighter jets: Zelensky
Sunday - August 20, 2023 3:18 pm ,
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Ukraine to get 42 F-16 fighter jets: Zelensky
"F-16. Breakthrough agreement ... Thank you, the Netherlands," Zelensky wrote in a Telegram post on Sunday after meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at a Dutch military base in Eindhoven, Xinhua news agency reported.The F-16 fighters will help Ukraine to boost its air defence capabilities, Zelensky said.On Saturday, Ukraine's Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said that the F-16 training for Ukrainian pilots and support staff has begun.The training programme will last at least six months, Reznikov said.--IANSint/sha
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