Arrival of F-16 fighter jets raises hopes in Ukraine | VOA News

After multiple delays, Ukraine announced this month that it has begun receiving U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets from its European allies.

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[bret]

These F-16’s are in pristine condition for their age.

[TROPANGBISIKLETA]

This didn't go well. Ghost of Kiev was shot down. Thought this will be a game changer.

[NothernNate]

#Putin is not having a good invasion
Let's see how much worse it can get! 😂

[wickman.r]

Invite former NATO F-16 pilots to be granted special Ukrainian citizenship, and refresher training to join the combat defending Ukraine.

[dragomirdanut]

A cople of F 16 wont give you air superiority m8, what the hell is that talking about:)))

[ibrahimkunhi]

Stop war it's brings pain, it's against humanity 😢😢😢😢

[alland]

Remember....they say smth like that about javelins....😅😅😅

[wickman.r]

Retired F - 16 pilots should volunteer to have dual citizenship. Yes !!! invite former pilots.

[lamdas]

its the 15 not the 4th of august, this is so old that, I am logging off of VOA Perinatally, to old to Keep up! Sad!

[StubbornX-]

When Ukraine is in a situation America helps, when Palestine is in a situation America helps, but when 20 million Kurds are under assimilation in Bakur ( Turkey ) America is silent. Turkey tries to make the Kurdish people silent in Turkey, and it uses it's country power because it knows. America can also help us to create a democratic country, sadly we cannot see any aid from the ally America.

[bret]

I have been screaming this all along. Allow western trained pilots to become Ukrainians and fly for Ukraine and mix them into positions that train Ukrainian pilots until they are ready to take these roles. I guarantee 2000+ pilots would volunteer!

[SweetB]

It raises hopes here in America too, hopes Putin doesn't take it out on us, I mean, it is our fault they have them

[notarmchairhistorian]

There were reports it has already been shot down with one of Ukraine's premiere pilots getting killed. I guess thats not gonna be in the news?

[jet]

why the US dont send ukraine the new why they sending them old ones from the 😅🤣🤣

[jet]

these old planes were made in the 70s, they're no diffrent than the old mig29s that ukraine's already have rn
ukraine air force is like a trash bin for the old europian fleets😂
countries like poland slovakia and the netherlands are dumping their old f16s in ukraine, to get the new ones like the f16v 😁

[theherald]

America first! No more support for war with American taxpayer money!!!

[ronaldmarcks]

Trump is hopeless and Biden's not much better. Thank God for ordinary Americans and for common sense.