Zelensky expects Ukraine to receive the first F-16s in 2024

President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that Ukraine will be able to receive the first F-16 fighters in 2024. He announced this during a meeting with students of three Nikolaev universities, the correspondent reports UNN.

There is no date (receipt of the F-16 - ed.) - a fact. I believe that it is our question when our guys will be trained. It depends on many things, and everyone will spend their time differently, because you also need experience, language, and fluency in addition to professionalism. It is necessary for a person to speak English absolutely fluently in order to learn. That is, many different questions. Someone has a year's course there, and someone can have 6-9 months...

the president believes that Ukraine will be able to receive the first  F-16 fighters in 2024.

Now this issue depends on the training processes, I think that we will be able to get the first fighters in 2024. I think it will

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the representative of the air forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuriy Ignat reportedthat the training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16 aircraft is going according to plan , independent flights are expected.

the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine created a special structure that will integrate the F-16 into the general system of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.