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Ukraine receives fighter planes, parts to bolster air force: Pentagon
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WASHINGTON, 20 April 2022, (TON): The Pentagon said “Ukraine has received fighter planes and aircraft parts to bolster its air force in the face of Russia’s invasion, declining to specify the number of aircraft or their origin.”
The announcement comes a week after US President Joe Biden unveiled an $800 million military aid package for Kyiv, including heavier equipment such as howitzers, as fighting escalates in eastern Ukraine.
The moves indicate a change in attitude in the West, which had initially refused to provide Ukraine with heavy armaments to avoid action Russia could consider direct involvement in the conflict.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters “Ukrainian forces right now have available to them more fixed-wing fighter aircraft than they did two weeks ago.”
He said “without getting into what other nations are providing, they have received additional platforms and parts to be able to increase their fleet size.”
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