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KYIV -- Ukraine will likely receive it first shipment of advanced F-16s in the next few days, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a phone call as Kyiv seeks to disrupt Russia’s air superiority over Ukrainian skies amid continued battles on December 23 in the east and south of the country.

"Today, I informed President Zelenskiy of our government's decision to prepare an initial 18 F-16 fighter aircraft for delivery to Ukraine," Rutte said late on December 22 in a post on social media platform X.

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[–] FrostyTrichs 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Does anyone know what kind of timeline there might be before the pilots are trained to fly them? Is it something that might have an impact within days/weeks or is it going to be months before they can be used effectively?

[–] Stamau123 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure ukrainian pilots have already been trained. So they should be ready to use as soon as they're delivered.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago