The first F-16 fighter jets will start arriving in Ukraine this year, along with trained pilots and maintenance personnel.
This was announced by the head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, before the start of the Ramstein meeting, Radio Svoboda reports.
According to him, the first F-16 fighters will start arriving in Ukraine this year.
"This year, more squadrons of donated F-16s will begin arriving in Ukraine, along with pilots and maintenance personnel trained by members of this Contact Group," Austin said.
Austin also added that since 2022, members of the Defence Contact Group have provided Ukraine with more than 70 medium- and long-range air defence systems, as well as thousands of missiles.