Contents tagged with MiG-29
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Zelensky: Poland holds back on MiG-29 jets for Ukraine despite NATO agreements
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Poland is not sending MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, despite previous agreements with NATO. Zelensky said, speaking during a meeting with local community leaders in the Zakarpattia region, that Warsaw is searching for reasons not to deliver combat aircraft to Kyiv.
The Ukrainian President emphasized the nation's eagerness to acquire these planes from Poland but stated that Warsaw has been unable to supply them due to its own aviation needs. …
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Poland's MiG-29 jets could reach Ukraine by early 2025, says former Defense Minister
Poland might deliver its remaining MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine around late 2024 to early 2025, contingent on the delivery schedule of new American F-35 jets to the Polish Air Force, former Polish Defense Minister Janusz Onyszkiewicz said in an interview with Ukrinform.
"The delivery of the remaining Polish MiG-29s to Ukraine will depend on the delivery timeline of the F-35s to Poland to replace them. I believe this could take about six months," he said.
Speaking about the essence of the …
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Slovakia delivers first 4 MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine
Slovakia has handed over the first four MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, reported Slovakia’s Defense Minister Jaroslav Naď on Facebook.
"Many thanks to all the teams involved for their fantastic professional work. Slovakia stands on the right side and with this gesture we will go down in history as a country that responded to the request for help in a timely manner," the Minister wrote.
According to Naď, the transfer of the fighter jets was carried out by Ukrainian pilots in coordination with …
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Slovak government approves delivery of 13 MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine
The Slovak government has agreed to hand over to Ukraine 13 MiG-29 fighter jets, as well as air defense systems, announced at a press conference the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Eduard Heger.
"Today, the government unanimously approved an international agreement on the delivery of MiGs and parts for Kub air defense systems to Ukraine," Heger said.
“Slovak government has just approved sending 13 MiG-29s to Ukraine! Promises must be kept. When Zelensky asked for more weapons including fighter …
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Poland to deliver first four MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in coming days
Poland will deliver 4 MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in the coming days, said Polish President Andrzej Duda at a press conference.
"In the coming days, we will hand over to Ukraine four aircraft in full working condition. The remaining aircraft are serviced and prepared," Duda said, without specifying the exact number of MiG-29 aircraft that Poland will eventually provide to Ukraine.
He noted that the decision to deliver the aircraft was made by the Polish government itself.
"It is safe to …
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Poland, Slovakia and several other countries to deliver MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine
Ukraine will soon receive MiG-29 fighter jets from several countries, said the Polish government spokesman, Piotr Muller, at a press conference.
According to him, the details will be provided at an appropriate time and decisions are made jointly by several countries. Muller did not disclose the list of countries, referring to the agreements. He said that Poland is also among them: "We are ready to make a decision in the group of several countries that have decided on such a step."
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Poland on transfer of MiG-29s to Ukraine: this topic is not closed yet
The Chief of the Chancellery of Poland, Michał Dworczyk, said he believes that the topic of transferring MiG-29 aircraft to Ukraine has not yet been closed.
According to Dworczyk, the Polish government did not change its position on the transfer of these fighter jets.
"We are ready to transfer all our MiG-29 aircraft, but, firstly, together with our NATO allies, primarily the Americans, as part of a joint allied decision, plus with a guarantee that we will be able to fill this gap with other …
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Poland: decision to transfer fighter jets to Ukraine should be made by NATO
The decision to provide Ukraine with MiG-29 fighters should be unanimously adopted by NATO, said Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, reports Polskie Radio.
He stressed that Poland supplies Ukraine with "exclusively defense weapons."
"We did not agree to supply the aircraft ourselves, as this should be the decision made by NATO. This is a very important decision. We, as responsible politicians, are fighting on all possible fronts, and avoiding additional provocations, moves that could …
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Israel to modernize Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jets
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Israel will assist Ukraine in modernizing MiG-29 fighter jets, said Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Ukraine Oleksandr Myroniuk, reports the news website Military Review. According to Myroniuk, the modernization is scheduled for 2021. It is expected that after modernization the Ukrainian Air Force will be able to use these aircraft until 2035.
According to Myroniuk, after modernization, the aircraft "will have additional capabilities to defeat ground targets." Accorfing to him, the fighters …
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Russia confirms delivery of a batch of MiG-29 fighter jets to Syria
The Syrian army received from Russia a second batch of modernized MiG-29 fighter jets as part of military-technical cooperation, announced the Russian Embassy in Syria on Twitter.
"The Syrians have already begun to carry out missions on those planes," the statement reads.
At the end of May, the Syrian news agency SANA reported, citing a military source, that a batch of MiG-29 fighter jets had been delivered from Russia. According to SANA, the transfer of the fighters took place at the Russian …