After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Poland became the first NATO member to send warships to Ukraine.
Polish President Andrey Duday said that Poland still has more than a dozen Soviet-era MiG-29 warplanes in use for defense purposes. In the coming days, Poland will give 4 MiG warplanes to help Ukraine. will go.
Ukrainian defense minister’s advisor Yuryk Sak said that our air force will use the planes received by Poland very skillfully, our air force has carried out 16 successful attacks on Russian forces and facilities, but we have F-16. Such as the need for fourth generation warships.
It should be noted that, apart from Poland, other NATO countries are also thinking of giving Soviet-era warplanes to Ukraine, which Ukrainian pilots are trained to fly, while Ukraine urged Western countries to send modern warplanes such as F-16 to Ukraine. is going.
It should also be remembered that Ukrainian pilots are being trained by Britain to fly NATO aircraft, however, due to the long training period, Ukraine has been informed that the supply of modern aircraft is also a long-term option.
Earlier, US President Joe Biden rejected the possibility of US sending warships to Ukraine.