Key takeaways:
- Poland is sending four MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, making it the first NATO member to fulfill Kyiv’s requests for warplanes.
- The planes are in the last years of their functioning, but are still in good working condition.
- The move is a significant one for Ukraine in its battle to resist Russia’s onslaught, and other NATO members may follow Poland’s example.
Poland has announced that it will be sending four MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in the coming days, making it the first NATO member to fulfill Kyiv’s requests for warplanes to defend itself against the Russian invasion.
President Andrzej Duda said the planes, which were inherited from the former German Democratic Republic, would be handed over after being serviced. He also said that the remaining planes needed servicing but would be supplied later.
The announcement marks a step beyond the rest of the alliance’s commitments, and it is not yet known whether other countries will follow suit. Slovakia has said it would send its own disused MiGs to Ukraine.
Duda said that the planes are in the last years of their functioning, but are still in good working condition. He added that the decision to send the planes was taken at the highest levels.
The move is a significant one for Ukraine in its battle to resist Russia’s onslaught, and it is hoped that other NATO members will follow Poland’s example.
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