Ukraine needs to strengthen its strike capabilities and strike behind the front line, so Norway will provide Ukraine with updated F-16 aircraft with updated weapons. Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said this during a joint press conference with Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, UNN reports.
Ukraine must also strengthen its strike capabilities. We need to strike behind the front line, and this is one of the reasons why we are very pleased to join the F-16 coalition, where we will be providing Norwegian aircraft that are updated and in good shape. Together with our Danish and Dutch partners, we are training Ukrainian pilots. And perhaps there will be even longer-range strike capabilities, which are very important for Ukraine now
He did not specify how many F-16s Norway would give to Ukraine, but emphasized that it would be a "significant number".
When you ask how much will come from Norway, I can't tell you the exact number, because there are aircraft that have already been updated, in better fighting shape, and some fuselages that can be used for repairs, among other things. I will be careful here. I will not say the exact number
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Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met with his Norwegian counterpart Espen Barth Eide in Kyiv to discuss, among other things, the progress of training Ukrainian pilots for F-16s and the transfer of these aircraft.
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