"Sukhoi" fighter aircrafts delivered, tanks on hold
In total, the authorities in Kyiv will receive 14 "Sukhoi" fighter aircrafts and at least six helicopters. Ukraine's air force has received reinforcements at the same time as the controversy over the delivery of tanks produced in the west. Israel "stopped" a shipment of German anti-tank missiles.
With diplomatic maneuvering and with the help of other diplomatic means, several countries of the former Warsaw Pact have prepared a new package of military aid to Ukraine, which includes 14 "Sukhoi" fighter aircrats and at least six helicopters, according to Ukrainian and Western sources.
For now, however, it has not been revealed from which countries these planes originate, because the Ukrainians attributed this donation to "Eastern European partners". Planes and helicopters are being dismantled and on their way to Ukraine, reports the U.S. Foreign Affairs.
The delivery of "Sukhoi" followed only a few days after unofficial information appeared that Poland was ready to cede one of its airports, where about 70 "Mig-29" and "Su-25" would be dismantled and then transferred to Ukraine. Theoretically, it is about 30 aircraft from the Bulgarian Air Force, and a total of 40 Polish and Slovak "MiGs". It is also not known where the planes and helicopters were dismantled, but military analysts believe that the
Rzeszw-Jasionka Airport is the only location where this could have happened. By mid-May, more than 550, mostly American, transport planes had landed at the airport, which is only 80 kilometers from the Ukrainian border and 100 kilometers from the Yavoriv military base, the nearest base of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
According to statistics published by the U.S. Air Force, those planes delivered 90 155-millimeter howitzers, about 8.500 small arms...
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