After the Netherlands, Denmark also offered to provide F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.

The Netherlands and Denmark announced on Sunday that their countries would donate 19 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. Following the much-anticipated announcement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said it was an important announcement to energize the country’s armed forces and help counter Russia. The offer to deliver the new fighter jets comes a day after Russia’s missile attack on a theater in Ukraine. Russia’s airstrikes in Ukraine killed seven people, including a six-year-old girl, and injured about 150 others in the northern city of Chernihiv. Zelensky vowed to avenge the attack. Zelensky had been requesting allies for months to provide F-16s to strengthen the Ukrainian Air Force. The US recently approved the Netherlands and Denmark to provide US-made fighter jets to Ukraine. Zelensky traveled to the two countries on Sunday to finalize the modalities of acquiring these planes. Zelensky said, “The F-16 will definitely give new energy, confidence and inspiration to soldiers and civilians.

I am sure that this will lead to new results for Ukraine and all of Europe. ”Ukraine hopes that after gaining the capability of airstrikes, it will be able to retaliate against the Kremlin’s forces, which will give it an edge. So far his troops have been at the mercy of Russian aircraft and artillery. It is not yet clear how soon these fighter jets will reach Ukraine or will be in Ukrainian skies. It depends on how quickly Ukraine creates the infrastructure to operate these aircraft. Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte had offered to give fighter aircraft in talks with Zelensky. Rutte told Zelensky at Eindhoven’s airport that the planes would be delivered after certain conditions were met. The announcement was made after Root and Zelensky inspected two F-16 fighter jets parked in a hangar at the airport. Ukraine has long been demanding state-of-the-art fighter aircraft to give it an edge in the war. “We want these aircraft to be up and running as quickly as possible,” Root said. … Not for the next month, that is impossible, but hopefully soon thereafter.

Hours after meeting Rutte, Zelensky met with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Defense Minister and Princess Mary at the Skrydstrup air base in southern Denmark. Frederiksen said Denmark would provide 19 F-16 jets to Ukraine. “Hopefully” six aircraft can be delivered around the new year, eight next year and the remaining five in 2025, he said. “Please take this donation as a symbol of Denmark’s unwavering support in its country’s fight for independence,” he said. The Netherlands did not say how many fighter jets it would provide. At the same time, Zelensky said on his Telegram channel that Ukraine would get 42 fighter jets. The Netherlands and Denmark said on Friday that the US had authorized them to deliver American-made F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. The US approval for the delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine is seen as a major boost for Kiev. Ukraine has relied on older aircraft in the war, such as Russian-made MiG-29s and Sukhoi fighters. The F-16 has advanced technology and precision firepower. Experts say they’re also more useful.

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