US apparently to train Ukrainian pilots of F15’s and F16
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Earlier journalist Ostap Yarysh tweeted that the U.S. House of Representatives had passed a $840 billion defense policy bill.
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According to the journalist, part of this amount should go to training Ukrainian pilots.
Yermak also confirmed this information.
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"The United States plans to train Ukrainian pilots on the F-15 and F-16 fighter jets," he said.
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"This amendment to the U.S. Fiscal Year 2023 Defense Funding Bill was supported by the House of Representatives. A total of $100 million is planned to be allocated for this."
In turn, political scientist and publicist Andrei Piontkovsky believes that this is an indirect confirmation that Ukraine will get U.S. fighter jets as military aid to defend against Russia, however, it is still difficult to say when exactly this may happen.
Last edited by NutLoose; 16th Jul 2022 at 00:47.