The governor of the Russian region of Belgorod has said an energy facility is on fire in the region, blaming a bomb dropped by a drone. On Sunday, Kyiv urged “silence” about any plans to reclaim territory that Russia has seized in the 15-month long war. It is not yet possible to verify the Russian defence ministry’s claim. It claimed the six mechanised battalions and two tank battalions tried to break through its lines but were unsuccessful. Russia’s defence ministry has claimed that Kyiv has launched a “major” attack in the southern Donetsk region using tank and mechanical units.
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The Ukrainian pilots will then go on to other countries for the next stages of training. Instead, Britain says it will give Ukrainian pilots basic training on western-standard jets starting in early summer to prepare them to fly F-16s. But the UK does not have any F-16s, and has ruled out sending Royal Air Force Typhoon jets. Britain strongly advocated for a coalition to supply Ukraine with fighter planes, and says it will support Ukraine getting the F-16s it wants.
“And that’s really where the F-16s kind of come into this discussion.”ĭenmark has purchased dozens of American-made F-16s since the 1970s and has indicated it is open to the possibility of providing Ukraine with some. “One of the things we’ll be looking for their perspectives on and the president will be interested in sharing his perspectives on is the long-term security needs of Ukraine,” White House national security council spokesman John Kirby said. The talks come at a crucial period in the 15-month war as Ukraine readies to launch a counteroffensive. Joe Biden welcomes the prime ministers of Britain and Denmark to Washington DC this week for meetings that will include the mission to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets.īritain and Denmark are playing a pivotal role in the nascent joint international plan that Biden recently endorsed after months of resisting calls from the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, for US aircraft, Associated Press reported.īiden will meet Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen on Monday and the UK’s Rishi Sunak on Thursday.
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