Denmark has already handed over 12 of the 19 promised F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said that the rest of the aircraft will be delivered to Ukraine this year.
This was reported by Interfax-Ukraine.
“It is a great honor for me that Denmark has pledged to provide Ukraine with 19 F-16 aircraft. 12 of them have already been delivered, and the rest will also appear in the skies of Ukraine this year,” he said at a special YES meeting in Kyiv.
He recalled the lengthy discussions that preceded the decision to transfer the aircraft and noted that Denmark, together with the Netherlands, was able to do so.
“And we have to do even more. I think Europe needs to step up. The connection between Ukraine and Europe is very, very important. It is also very important that Europe can do even more and invest even more in military capabilities,” Mr. Poulsen said.
As you know, Denmark and the Netherlands lead an international coalition of fighter jets, within which Ukrainian pilots and technicians are trained to operate F-16s.