Ukraine pilots being trained to fly F-16 jets, says Nato
by Daniel Boffey in Kyiv from World news | The Guardian on (#6C76F)
Move follows months of debate in Washington, as Ukraine reports success in its counteroffensive
Ukrainian fighter pilots are being trained to fly F-16 jets, Nato's secretary general has revealed, as Kyiv claimed further incremental progress in its counteroffensive against Russian forces in the east and south of Ukraine.
Nato allies have yet to agree on delivering the so-called fourth-generation US fighters to Ukraine, but Jens Stoltenberg said that the training of Ukrainian personnel was under way.
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