EU partners to hand over 70 waplanes to Ukrainian Army

EU partners to hand over 70 waplanes to Ukrainian Army

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Foreign partners will hand over as many as 70 warplanes to the Ukrainian Army – MiG-29s and Su-25s – to repel Russian aggression.

As Ukrinform reports, the Land Forces of Ukraine announced this on Facebook.

“’Ghosts of Kyiv’ will now have more! Plus 70 planes for the Ukrainian Army! Our partners are giving us MiG-29s and Su-25s! If necessary, they will be able to be based on Polish airfields from which Ukrainian pilots will perform combat missions," said the report.

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Bulgaria will hand over 16 MiG-29s and 14 Su-25s, Poland – 28 MiG-29s, and Slovakia – 12 MiG-29s.

As Ukrinform reported, President Volodymyr Zelensky insists on a full no-fly zone for the Russian missiles, planes, and helicopters.

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