US nod to Nato for sending fighter jets to Ukraine finds no takers
India Today
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had requested the US and European countries to help Kyiv stall the Russian military offensive by handing over fighter jets to Ukrainian forces.
With Russia looking to escalate its military offensive in Ukraine, the US has given a "green light" to Nato countries willing to hand over fighter jets to Ukrainian forces. However, the proposal is yet to yield any results, since no country has come forward with a concrete plan to supply fighter jets to Ukraine.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had requested the US and European countries to help Kyiv by handing over fighter jets to Ukrainian forces.
Poland was reportedly willing to send MiG-29s to Ukraine in exchange for US-made F-16s. But the same has been denied by Poland. But Poland is no exception. No other Nato country has offered to hand over fighter jets to Ukraine in order for them to be able to stall the Russian invasion.
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Like most other military parameters, Russian forces are far superior compared to their Ukrainian counterparts when it comes to air superiority.
Ukraine has 67 fighter jets and 34 attack helicopters, while Russia has a fleet of 1,500 fighter aircraft and 538 combat helicopters.
The question on everyone's mind is even if Poland decides to supply more fighter jets to Ukraine, will Polish pilots fly the aircraft to Ukraine or will Ukrainian pilots fly them from airfields in Poland?
