US Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin announced the date of arrival in Ukraine of the first F-16 jets.
This was reported by RBC-Ukraine.
According to him, this year the first fighter jets will start arriving in Ukraine together with already trained pilots.
Austin also noted that over the past two years, members of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group have transferred thousands of missiles and more than 70 medium and long-range air defense systems to Ukraine. He added that more than 3,000 units of armored vehicles, including more than 800 main battle tanks, as well as tens of thousands of anti-tank missiles were transferred to Ukraine.
Earlier, Pentagon Press Service published a full list of weapons for military aid to Ukraine.