The first F-16 fighters will take to the skies over Ukraine in the summer of 2024.
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In the Netherlands, a program has begun to train Ukrainian instructors in aircraft maintenance, because it is important to train not only pilots, but also engineers who will maintain aircraft. This was stated by the commander of the Dutch Air Force Arnud Stohlmann, The Guardian reports.
According to experts, Kiev believes that the use of F-16s in the war against Ukraine will change the dynamics of the war and force the occupiers to suspend attacks on border regions. It is possible that the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be able to use F-16s against Russian aircraft that fire guided bombs from a distance of 50 to 70 km. Thus, in particular, it will be possible to protect Kharkov.
Russia has made extensive use of KABs against the city of Kharkov in recent weeks, launching bombs from aircraft that remain in Russian airspace. Numerous Ukrainian sources reported that F-16s will protect the second city of Ukraine from these weapons, experts emphasized.
The article states that the Netherlands and Denmark allowed Ukraine to use F-16s against Russian aircraft, even if they are in the airspace of the aggressor country.
Let us remind you that the other day Frederic Mertens, an analyst at The Hague Center for Strategic Studies, said that the Ukrainian Defense Forces are delivering successful strikes against Russian weapons on the peninsula and attacking the Crimean Bridge in order to disrupt the logistics of the occupiers. Thus, Ukraine is “preparing the ground” for future air strikes upon the arrival of F-16 fighters.
Source: The Guardian
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