Bulgaria will help Ukrainian F-16 pilots learn English
Rustem Umierov and Todor Tagarev, the defence ministers of Ukraine and Bulgaria, have signed a memorandum of cooperation that includes assistance in English courses for Ukrainian F-16 fighter pilots.
Source: Umierov on Twitter (X), as European Pravda reports
Quote: "Moreover, Bulgaria will help with English courses for future Ukrainian F-16 pilots."
Details: As the minister said, the memorandum expands the scope of bilateral cooperation, including cyber defence, strategic communications and military-technical support, and "provides a basis for future defence interaction and military cooperation".
Background:
- Denmark and the Netherlands lead the so-called fighter coalition aimed at providing Ukraine with F-16s and training flight and engineering personnel. The day before, Belgium announced that it would transfer an unspecified number of its fighter jets to Ukraine in 2025.
- In addition, Dutch F-16 fighters, on which Ukrainian pilots will be trained, will leave for a new training centre in Romania within a few weeks.
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