Ukraine receives first F-16 fighter jets

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  • 4-08-2024, 19:04
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    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Sunday that Kyiv has received the first of the Western F-16 fighter jets, which it has been waiting for for more than two years.
     
    "We have held hundreds of meetings and negotiations" with allies to obtain these aircraft and strengthen the country's air defense, Zelensky said, adding that "now it has become a reality in our skies, F-16 fighters in Ukraine."
    These aircraft are the most important item on a long list of military equipment that Ukraine has requested from its supporters