Another group of Ukrainian pilots completes F-16 training in the UK
Photo: Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom and Ukrainian pilots (t.me/Zaluzhnui)
The third group of pilots of the Ukrainian Air Force has finished training in the UK. The graduation ceremony took place at the Royal Air Force base in Cranwell, according to the Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom Valerii Zaluzhnyi.
“Together with Luke Pollard, Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces, we took part in the graduation ceremony of the 3rd cohort of pilots of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which took place at the Royal Air Force base in Cranwell,” the ambassador wrote.
Photo: Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom and Ukrainian pilots (t.me/Zaluzhnui)
According to Zaluzhnyi, the pilots will soon go into combat.
F-16s in Ukraine
In August 2024, Ukraine received the first F-16 fighters from its international allies. However, according to the Armed Forces Command, this will not significantly affect the situation at the front. Today, Kyiv expects further deliveries of the aircraft.
According to media reports, the Air Force will likely not have a full squadron of F-16s by the end of the year.
At the end of August, Ukraine lost one of the fighter jets it had received. It happened during a massive Russian attack. Pilot Oleksii 'Moonfish' Mes was killed in the crash.
For more information about the first loss of an F-16 and the pilot read the RBC-Ukraine article.
