The F-16 Fighting Falcon, a US multirole fighter aircraft, is seen as a priority, Ihnat said. France’s Rafale and Sweden’s Gripen are also under consideration.
Read also: UK might donate fighter jets to Ukraine for air policing – The Telegraph
But even once negotiations for the delivery of these jets will be completed, Ukraine will not be able to use them on the battlefield for months, as training of pilots and technicians will take at least half a year, Ihnat warned.
U.S. political news outlet Politico reported on Jan. 26 that European countries had been discussing the supply of fighter jets to Ukraine, though a number NATO members raised concerns about perceived “escalation” on Russia’s side.
Read also: Lockheed Martin stands ready to meet Ukraine’s demand for F-16s
U.S. national security advisor Jon Finer stated that Washington would be discussing this idea “very carefully”. Meanwhile, commenting on the F-16s for Ukraine, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said that the U.S. “is going to continue to provide Ukraine with what it needs in the short term and the long term.”
Read also: U.S. defense officials have not ruled out transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine
Read the original article on The New Voice of Ukraine
Ukraine intends to receive two fighter squadrons of 12 combat aircraft each from its international allies in the first aid package. Sources: Yurii Ihnat, spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force, in a commentary for El Pais news outlet; European Pravda; Yurii Ihnat in a comment to Ukrainska Pravda Ihnat confirmed that, in addition to the complicated political negotiations required to carry out this operation, Kyiv would not be able to rely on these aircraft on the battlefield in the short term, as
Ukraine’s breakthrough in securing heavy tanks from the U.S. and Germany has ignited talk about sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine to defend the nation’s skies. We’ll share what Ukraine is saying and the Western response, plus details on a busted murder-for-hire plot allegedly sponsored by Iran that targeted a U.S. journalist. This is Defense…
Igor Girkin (Strelkov), the former leader of Donetsk militants, has refused to take part in the war against Ukraine as part of the Wagner Group private military company (PMC). Source: Girkin on Telegram Details: The terrorist noted that he discussed a possible meeting at which they could agree on his participation in the war as part of the Wagner Group PMC on Friday and even promised to "come to Luhansk for a personal conversation" within two days.
(Bloomberg) — Most Read from BloombergAdani Rout Crosses $51 Billion as Stocks Plunge by Daily LimitsPutin Plans New Ukraine Push Despite Losses as He Prepares for Years of WarAmericans Fall Behind on Car Payments at Higher Rate Than in 2009Adani Faces One of Worst Billionaire Wipeouts With Empire Under SiegeWe Asked ChatGPT to Make a Market-Beating ETF. Here’s What HappenedUkraine’s president slammed a plan by the International Olympics Committee to consider allowing Russian and Belarusian ath
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has commented against supplying Ukraine with German fighter jets to deter Russian aggression. This was said in an interview to Suddeutsche Zeitung, reports European Pravda.
Bomb-carrying drones targeted an Iranian defense factory in the central city of Isfahan overnight, authorities said early Sunday, causing some damage at the plant amid heightened regional and international tensions engulfing the Islamic Republic. The Iranian Defense Ministry offered no information on who it suspected carried out the attack, which came as a refinery fire separately broke out in the country's northwest and a 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck nearby, killing two people. Meanwhile, tensions also remain high with neighboring Azerbaijan after a gunman attacked that country's embassy in Tehran, killing its security chief and wounding two others.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has congratulated the newly elected President of Czechia, Petr Pavel, on his convincing victory in these elections. Source: European Pravda; Zelenskyy on Twitter Upřímně blahopřeji @general_pavel k přesvědčivému vítězství ve volbách prezidenta České republiky.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls on partners to provide Ukraine with long-range missiles to protect it from such attacks as those on Saturday in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast. Source: Zelenskyy's evening address Details: Zelensky said that the Russians used S-300 missiles to attack Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast on Saturday morning, killing three people and injuring 14.
NATO tanks are weapons of qualitative superiority. With quality management and application, quality tanks will dominate on the battlefield
Russia is planning a major offensive against Kyiv by the one-year anniversary of its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov warned.
Two fighter jets in India's Air Force crashed into each other Saturday, leaving one pilot dead and two others injured and landing in an open field.
The foreign ministers of Sweden and Finland reiterated in separate interviews published Saturday that the process for the two Nordic nations to join NATO is continuing despite Turkey's president saying Sweden shouldn’t expect his country to approve its membership. Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström acknowledged in an interview with Swedish newspaper Expressen that Turkish anger over recent demonstrations and the burning of the Quran in front of the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm had complicated Sweden’s NATO accession.
Mercenaries have been heavily recruited from Russian penal colonies — but it was unclear until now how they were securing their promised pardons.
Poland will send an additional 60 tanks to Ukraine on top of the 14 German-made Leopard 2 tanks it has already pledged, the Polish prime minister said in an interview with Canadian television on Thursday. Warsaw, which has positioned itself as one of Kyiv's staunchest allies, had pressed hard for Germany to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and to allow other countries to do so as well, a demand which Berlin agreed to on Wednesday. "Poland sent 250 tanks as the first country half a year ago or even more than that," Mateusz Morawiecki told CTV News.
NAIROBI (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on Thursday on a tour of Africa to shore up support for Russia, focusing on the "dynamics of the war in Ukraine", Eritrea's information minister said. Lavrov has been on a week-long charm offensive on the continent, starting in South Africa, which is planning joint military drills with Russia and China, and finishing off with a surprise trip to the reclusive Horn of Africa nation of Eritrea.
German arms-maker Rheinmetall is ready to greatly boost the output of tank and artillery munitions to satisfy strong demand in Ukraine and the West, and may start producing HIMARS multiple rocket launchers in Germany, CEO Armin Papperger told Reuters. He spoke days before Germany's defence industry bosses are due to meet new defence minister Boris Pistorius for the first time, though the exact date has yet to be announced.
US special operations forces did something similar prior to the 2011 Neptune Spear raid that brought down 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden.
Hundreds of technicians at a sprawling factory complex are working around the clock to repair Ukraine’s artillery and armor and return it to the front line.
The lieutenant colonel used a phone to take photos of documents and send them to Russian handlers via email, Ukraine's Security Service said.
On the front lines in Ukraine, a soldier was having trouble firing his 155 mm howitzer gun. Using phones and tablets to communicate in encrypted chatrooms, a rapidly growing group of U.S. and allied troops and contractors is providing real-time maintenance advice — usually speaking through interpreters — to Ukrainian troops on the battlefield. As the U.S. and other allies send more and increasingly complex and high-tech weapons to Ukraine, demands are spiking.