Ukraine receives first batch of US-built F-16 fighter jets, officials say
The first batch of long-awaited F-16 jets has arrived in Ukraine, Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielus Landsbergis and a US official said on Thursday. Ukraine wanted the weapons because of their destructive power and global availability, and has been frustrated by the lengthy process to procure the US-designed aircraft and train its pilots to fly them.
The first batch of long-awaited F-16 jets has arrived in Ukraine, Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielus Landsbergis and a US official said on Thursday. Ukraine wanted the weapons because of their destructive power and global availability, and has been frustrated by the lengthy process to procure the US-designed aircraft and train its pilots to fly them.
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