President Zelensky says Ukraine has received first F-16 jets
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the country has received its first batch of US-made F16 fighter jets, which Kyiv has been pleading its Western allies for. Speaking to reporters in front of several aircraft, Zelensky says "we made possible what was our ambition," but adds that the number of F16s and trained pilots "is not enough."
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00:00We often heard the answer that this is not possible, but we still made possible what was our ambition, our defense need, and now this is really a reality in our sky. F-16 in Ukraine.
00:30So far, the number of pilots who are already trained in Ukraine is not enough. The positive is that we are waiting for additional F-16s. The positive is that many of our guys are now being trained.