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F-16
The Belgian Government has approved a €100 million military aid plan for Ukraine with a commitment toward maintaining the F-16 fleet which is currently being set up in Ukraine.
Mar. 30
War in Ukraine
Putin brushes off suggestions of a conflict with NATO, while saying Western airfields hosting F-16s would be fair game for strikes; Meanwhile, Russia said to have shot down its own Su-35 over Crimea.
Mar. 29
Drones
Preliminary data shows that multiple regions experienced heating disruptions and blackouts as a result of the Russian attack on Sunday morning, with dozens of drones and missiles reportedly shot down.
Mar. 24
NATO
In yet another response to Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine, NATO announced that it would site a new air base for up to 10,000 personnel in Romania.
Mar. 18
War in Ukraine
Ukraine relies on Western military backing to help it defend against Russian attacks, which have accelerated as Moscow seeks to take advantage of Kyiv's stretched resources on the battlefield.
Feb. 23
War in Ukraine
President Zelensky addresses insane Moscow statements; Ukraine prepares for F-16s; Medvedev says Russia must take Kyiv and Odesa, either now or later.
Feb. 23
War in Ukraine
Stoltenberg mentioned Ukraine's allies' desire for early F-16 deployment, stressing the jets' effectiveness hinges on pilot training and crew readiness.
Feb. 22
F-16
As Russia’s army tries to force the issue with a new counteroffensive, causing Ukrainian forces to withdraw in eastern Ukraine, its air force is increasingly paying the price.
Feb. 20
War in Ukraine
Denmark, which is replacing its F-16 fleet with more modern F-35 jets, announced in August that it would provide the 19 planes after securing approval from the US government.
Jan. 6
War in Ukraine
Last year, Norway, along with countries such as Denmark and the Netherlands, said that it would be donating to Ukraine F-16s which had been retired and replaced with the more modern F-35.
Jan. 4
Zelensky
The Dutch government is preparing the first 18 F-16 fighter jets for delivery to Ukraine. That’s enough aircraft to outfit a fighter squadron.
Dec. 22, 2023
F-16
Colonel Yuriy Ihnat is the public face of Kyiv’s Air Force – he issues as many as 38 updates each day to national and international media on the battles in the skies over Ukraine.
Nov. 28, 2023
Poland
Moscow will not be happy about NATO planning to maintain and repair, in Poland, fighter jets the Ukrainian Air Force wants to use to shoot down as many Russian combat aircraft as possible.
Nov. 15, 2023
NATO
The Netherlands’ first shipment of NATO fighter jets arrived at a planned F-16 flight training center at a Romanian air base, intended for training Ukrainian and Romanian pilots.
Nov. 8, 2023
Ukraine
Polish political expert Janusz Zemke talks about the likely direction of the new government in Warsaw and its openness to providing military aid for Ukraine to defend against Russia's invasion.
Oct. 31, 2023
NATO
The Ukrainian President and the Prime Minister of Denmark called for international engagement in stopping terrorist entities and supporting “right against wrong” and “good against evil.”
Oct. 9, 2023
The Ukrainian president said in his Sunday morning address that Ukraine managed to down more than 140 aerial targets thanks to air defense groups and jets, including the F-16s.
Nov. 17