Ukraine will receive 10% of the required number of F-16s

This year, Ukraine will receive only 10% of the required number of fighters. President Vladimir Zelensky said this in an interview broadcast at a telethon on Saturday, April 6.

“In addition to what we have, what our partners are now ready to give us in 2024 is 10% of the volume we need. What is that 10% of volume? From the composition of our modern air fleet, which is sufficient independently. beat the number of Russian aircraft operating in Ukraine, “said Zelensky.

According to him, if you fight in the sky, then fight and win, and not just say: “We have F-16 fighters.”

“We need an appropriate amount. And we understand that there will be 10% this year. But if there are both aircraft and air defense, it is possible,” added the head of state.

In this context, he said that Ukraine is currently developing weapons against Russian guided bombs.

“Now there is only one format against KABs – air defense: you shoot fighters, you shoot carriers. And it worked – several dozen times. We understand how air defense systems work, and the Russian Federation are very afraid of it,” Zelensky noted.

The President informed that other weapons against aerial bombs are being produced in Ukraine, domestic ones, but refused to say what they were talking about.

We remind you that the Netherlands intends to transfer 24 F-16 fighters to Ukraine. Dutch Defense Minister Kaisa Ollongren said this. According to him, the planes will be transferred to Ukraine as soon as everything is ready.

Zelensky previously said that the Netherlands promised 42 F-16 fighters for our country. “And this is just the beginning,” said the head of state.