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Breaking: F-16 fighter jets have finally arrived in Ukraine

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President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on Aug. 4 that the first batch of F-16s had arrived in Ukraine and that the jets are already being used by Ukrainian pilots.

"I am proud of all our guys who master these planes and have already started using them for our state," Zelensky captioned a post on social media that showed the planes in an undisclosed location in Ukraine.

Zelensky gave a speech and presented state awards at an undisclosed location on the occasion of Ukrainian Air Force Day, which is marked annually on Aug. 4.

"I thank all the partners who are really helping with the F-16 and the first countries that accepted our request for aircraft - Denmark, the Netherlands, the United States."

The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American air superiority fighter that Kyiv has requested from its partners since the start of the full-scale invasion.

Kyiv finally received a number of F-16s a year after the launch of the Danish-Dutch-led "fighter jet coalition" at the NATO summit in Vilnius in July 2023.

Kyiv has been promised at least 79 F-16s from the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, and Belgium. The Times reported on Aug. 1 that the first batch of planes included six jets provided by the Netherlands.
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