In the course of the special military operation all this equipment will be subject to destruction,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters
It doesn't change our calculus with regards to F-16s,
White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Thursday
In the coming days we will first transfer, if I remember correctly, four fully operational planes to Ukraine,
Duda said
Human life is the most valuable thing, and I believe that Slovakian technology will help to protect more people,
she said
MiGs will not solve the tasks. We need F-16s. But MiGs will help to strengthen our capabilities,
Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ignat said on Thursday
Lots of people want things to happen right now in Ukraine,
says Hertling, “but without years of peacetime training and establishment of sustainment and repair, you’re just not going to get the results you think you’re going to get.”
The government of Slovakia today approved the dispatch of 13 MiG-29s to Ukraine. For our part, during a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, we approved a draft agreement necessary for the transfer of aircraft. We are working quickly and smoothly so that our military will receive new 'wings' as soon as possible,
Shmyhal said on the Telegram channel following the results of the Friday government session
It feels like all of these countries are thus engaged in the disposal of old unnecessary equipment,
he said
The most logical option would be to use them for protection in places where Ukraine needs more capacity for interception — over Kyiv, Odesa, Kherson and perhaps Kharkiv,
Razoux said
It's heavily armed but it needs to be deployed in the middle of Ukraine — in quite a vulnerable spot — to be able to strike targets in the Donbas,
Razoux told AFP of the eastern industrial region at the heart of the fighting
When it comes to the MiG-29 aircraft, which are still operating in the defense of Polish airspace, a decision has been taken at the highest levels, we can say confidently that we are sending MiGs to Ukraine,
Duda said
More aircraft will always be welcome,
he said, "but while Russian forces can continue to project fearsome air defences over the battlefield — and even from within Russian airspace — Ukraine's ability to strategically deploy its airpower and truly shape the battlefield will continue to be constrained."
Today, the government unanimously approved an international agreement on the basis of which a decision was made to provide Ukraine with MiGs and a part of the Kub air defence system,
Aktuality quoted Heger as saying
Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court issued warrants of arrest for two individuals in the context of the situation in Ukraine: Mr Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and Ms Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova,
the statement says
It is not the president who inspires the personnel,
said Volodymyr Shevchenko, from the same brigade
It's a fighter jet with a limited range,
explained Pierre Razoux of the Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic Studies (FMES)