The number of warplanes is “small,” the news outlet has reported, citing unnamed sources
The first batch of US-made F-16 fighter jets has arrived in Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The number of warplanes is “small,” sources told the outlet on condition of anonymity. Kiev has yet to comment on the development.
The origin of the aircraft is not yet clear. Last year, a group of NATO states, including Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, and Sweden, formed the so-called ‘F-16 coalition’. It was later joined by Greece, the US, Bulgaria, and France.
Some of the ‘coalition’ members, including the Netherlands and Denmark, pledged to provide Kiev with the Western aircraft from their own stocks, while others trained Ukrainian pilots.
Amsterdam vowed to send a total of 24 aircraft and Copenhagen said it would provide another 19. Norway has also recently stated that it would donate six fighter jets to Kiev.
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