Ukraine has already received 10 F-16 fighters from Western countries, and by the end of the year their number will increase to 20, The Economist reported.
"By the end of 2024, Ukraine should be flying 20 of the American-made fighter jets. The rest, promised by the so-called F-16 coalition led by Denmark and the Netherlands, will arrive in batches during 2025," the newspaper said.
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Deliveries of aging F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine will play into Russia's hands and improve its image, The Independent has speculated.
ReplyDeleteRussian President Vladimir Putin "would savor the image that destroying F-16s from NATO countries would bring," the UK media outlet noted. Russia’s Armed Forces will likely "destroy the F-16s on the ground with long-range missiles," the publication further predicted.
Первые десять из обещанных США 79 истребителей F-16 были доставлены Украине в конце июля. Об этом сообщает журнал Economist.
ReplyDeleteО первой поставке F-16 агентство Bloomberg сообщило 31 июля, тогда не было известно точное количество истребителей.
«Администрация президента США Джо Байдена наконец дала своим более рьяным европейским союзникам зеленый свет на их отправку», - отмечает издание.