Ukraine has received first MiG-29 fighters from Poland
Poland completed the transfer of the first MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine.
The head of the Bureau of International Policy under the President of Poland, Marcin Przydacz, announced this on RMF24 radio.
"Several MiG-29s have already been delivered to Ukraine. They are already helping Ukraine to defend the country… According to my information, the process of handing over the first batch [of jets] has already been completed," Przydacz said.
He said that during the official visit of the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, to Poland on April 5, "without a doubt, the Ukrainian side will ask for further support."
According to Przydacz, Warsaw is giving Kyiv post-Soviet MiG-29s, "which were supposed to be repaired in 2-3 years."
Instead, Poland buys modern American F-35s and other modern equipment and weapons in their place.
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Poland and Slovakia plan to transfer 33 MiG-29 jets to Ukraine: 20 will be given to Kyiv by Warsaw and 13 by Bratislava.
According to preliminary information, these countries have already transferred four MiG-29 jets to Ukraine.
At the same time, Poland purchased 48 South Korean FA-50 planes. By the end of the year, 12 aircraft of the configuration used by the Korean Air Force should be delivered to the country.
The following 36 aircraft will be equipped according to Poland's additional needs.
