Britain will begin basic training of 20 Ukrainian pilots in August, UK’s Minister of State for the Armed Forces, James Heappey said, according to Yevropeiska Pravda.
The initial phase of training will be a basic ground apprenticeship, following which the Ukrainian military will be ready for specialized training to operate the F-16 fighter jets.
Ukraine creates coalition of fighter jets, Zelenskyy says in Berlin
Previously, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba reported
that one of the countries had promised Ukraine to start training the Ukrainian military on F-16 fighters back in June, but due to "miscalculation" this did not happen.
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- US signals to allies that it allow their exports of F-16 jets to Ukraine – CNN
