Denmark is starting the training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets as Kyiv inches closer to promises of Western-made planes for its war effort.
Copenhagen has "taken the step of starting a training and further education effort for the Ukrainian pilots," the country's acting defense minister, Troels Lund Poulsen, said on Monday.
Several countries have promised to help train Ukrainian pilots on F-16s, although no nation has yet provided Ukraine's military with Western-made fighter jets. Ukraine has long called for these aircraft to replace its aging, Soviet-era fleet, and they would provide the country with a significant step-up in capabilities.
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Newsweek