Ukraine to receive all promised F-16 fighter jets from Denmark
Monday, 22 April 2024, 03:48
Danish Ambassador to Ukraine Ole Egberg Mikkelsen has stated that Copenhagen will deliver all the promised F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.
Source: Mikkelsen in an interview with the My-Ukraina (We are Ukraine) YouTube channel
Quote: "Don't worry. There will definitely be aircraft for Ukraine. This is our entire F-16 fleet, which is now being decommissioned because we are receiving a new generation of F-35s."
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Details: Mikkelsen noted that some of the F-16s will be delivered to Argentina, but Ukraine will receive the promised number of fighter jets.
Background:
- In January, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said there is no threat of disruption of the programme to supply F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine from Denmark.
- In February, Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen stated that Denmark is working "at full capacity" to deliver the first F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine this summer.
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