After months of relying on video calls and cross-border repairs, Ukraine will now host US defense contractors to service its growing arsenal of sophisticated Western weapons.
Four fighter jets were scrambled by Romanian authorities on 19 Oct. after detecting an unidentified flying object that penetrated up to 45 kilometers into the country's eastern region.
The long-awaited delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine marks a pivotal moment in the country's air defense strategy, with the aircraft featuring advanced Danish-manufactured early warning systems. However, The Economist reports that limited numbers and complex maintenance requirements may delay the jets' full impact on the battlefield.
The delivery of the aircraft to Ukraine correspond to a letter dated 1 July from the Dutch defense minister Kajsa Ollongren, who had informed the Netherlands parliament that “delivery of the first aircraft will take place soon.''
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that striking with long-range weapons inside Russia is still an “unpopular decision" among the allies and that’s why Ukraine is bolstering its own deep-strike capabilities.
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