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Reuters: Kyiv expects to receive first F-16 fighter jets in June-July

So far, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Belgium have pledged to send F-16s to Ukraine. 

Reuters: Kyiv expects to receive first F-16 fighter jets in June-July
Romanian Air Force F16 fighters during NATO Reinforce Air Police exercises.
Photo: EPA/UPG

Kyiv expects to receive the first F-16 fighter jets from its Western allies in June-July, Reuters reports with reference to a Ukrainian military official.

The source did not say which country would supply the aircraft. So far, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Belgium have pledged to send F-16s to Ukraine.

This week, Air Force spokesman Ilya Yevlash said that some Ukrainian pilots are completing training to fly the warplanes. 

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