'We are increasing the number of aircraft available to Ukraine,' Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday.
Heading into the final day of the NATO summit, Ukraine has secured new pledges of military aid, with fresh announcements still expected before the end of the alliance's meeting in Washington.U.S. President Joe Biden said as the summit got underway on Tuesday that Washington, Berlin and Bucharest would deliver three additional Patriot air defense batteries to Ukraine.
'Ukraine is thought to be getting upward of 80 jets in total, with some of the aircraft based outside of Kyiv's territory to shield them from Russian strikes.But the timelines for getting the advanced aircraft up and running in the country has been bogged down in delays. Before the jets take to the skies, F-16 donor countries have said, Ukrainian personnel must complete their training programs, and the necessary infrastructure and facilities must be up and running in the country.
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