Denmark will be the first to supply American F-16 fighters to Ukraine, The Netherlands will join the transfer of aircraft later. As stated by the Kingdom's Ministry of Defense, preliminary schedules have already been drawn up.
According to plan, compiled by Ukraine's allies, Denmark will hand over the first F-16 fighters to Kyiv, it should happen this summer. The Netherlands will join the Danes in the autumn, but only if, if everything goes as planned. T. it is. Ukrainian pilots must complete training, infrastructure to accommodate aircraft will be prepared, as well as technical staff. Without all this, the transfer of fighters makes no sense.
If we can stay on this path, then the first aircraft will be delivered by Denmark this summer. And we hope to take part in deliveries starting in the fall with our F-16s – said Dutch Defense Minister Kaisa Ollongren.
At the moment, the Dutch are helping to train Ukrainian pilots in Romania, training also takes place in the USA, Denmark and a number of other countries.
The day before, the Russian Foreign Ministry warned the United States and NATO, that any F-16 fighter that appears in the skies of Ukraine will be considered a carrier of nuclear weapons, since this aircraft is a dual-purpose combat platform. Earlier, Moscow said, that the deployment of fighter jets transferred to Ukraine at any airfield outside Ukrainian territory makes it a target for Russian missiles.
