“The Armed Forces of the Armed Forces received a new F-16 fighter batch, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Source: “European Truth” with reference to the President’s Zoom-Briefing: “Additional F-16 flew to Ukraine.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: “European Truth” with reference to the President’s Zoom briefing
The direct language of Zelensky: “Additional F-16 flew to Ukraine. The Russians lie that they have knocked down something there, they have not knocked down anything. And the good news-a few F-16 aircraft flew to Ukraine.”
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Details: The president did not name the exact number of fighter jets.
Earlier, the Center for Combating Misinformation reported that information about the “beating” of the F-16 aircraft over the Sumy region was not true. This fake was distributed by Russian Telegram channels.
Prehistory:
- The coalition of fighter jets led by the United States, Denmark and the Netherlands last year began to transfer F-16 fighters to Ukraine.
- Ukraine received the first Dutch fighter jets in October 2024, and it became known about the second party in early February 2025.
- The head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense Rustem Umerov met with his Belgian colleague February Franken in mid-February and discussed the further implementation of the F-16 program.