Some F-16s delivered to Ukrainian army to be stored at foreign bases

Some of the Western F-16 fighters that the partners will provide to Ukraine as part of defense aid will be deployed at foreign air bases to protect the aircraft from Russian strikes, according to Serhii Holubtsov, chief of aviation of the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Report informs via RBC-Ukraine.

The brigadier general notes that 4 countries have confirmed the provision of these aircraft to Ukraine, but expressed the opinion that the number may increase over time, as almost all countries with F-16s are gradually rearming with F-35s.

"As for 30 aircraft, 40. It should be understood that not all the aircraft that will be transferred to Ukraine will come to Ukraine now. Some will remain in the centers where our pilots and aviation personnel are trained. These will be Ukrainian aircraft that will be used to train our pilots,” he says.