The United States has not yet confirmed the delivery of the first F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. Relevant rumors have appeared in the media.
This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to a briefing by John Kirby, the coordinator for strategic communications at the White House National Security Council.
Kirby was asked whether the rumors about the transfer of the first batch of F-16 fighters to Ukraine were true.
“You need to talk to the Ukrainians. I'm certainly not going to talk about weapons capabilities,” Kirby replied.
He reminded that, as noted at the NATO summit, the process of transferring F-16s to Ukraine is progressing.
“We have stated that they will be operational by the end of the summer. We have no reason to doubt that,” he added.-
Author - Dmitriy Levchenko, 01/08/2024