As Ukraine braces a summer of violence, Kyiv is pleading for more air support from NATO
U.S. President Joe Biden recently granted his backing for Kyiv’s pilots to be trained on F-16 fighter jets.
These jets can be used in a variety of combat scenarios, including air-to-air or gound-attacks.
In fact, the U.S. Air Force has described these jets as a “relatively low-cost, high-performance weapon system.
Thousands of F-16s have been sent around the world. However, Kyiv has been requesting for this support for months.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky believes there is “substantial progress” in convincing western allies to equip Kyiv with fighter jets.
Zelensky said the jets are a “key component” of gaining an advantage over Russian forces.
