According to defense officials, the Ukrainian pilots arenโt flying actual planes, but are having their skills assessed and are being familiarized with new aircraft and equipment like the F-16. This comes as President Zelenskyy repeatedly asked the U.S. for F-16s, but the Biden administration has resisted.
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If it were not for the Ukrainians and their fortitude, Putin would have been in Europe long ago with his army.
I'm afraid that if we hadn't been supplying weapons to Ukraine, Putin would have been in Europe long ago.
Just remember none of this would be happening if Trump was president
Why don't they just fly them over???
We believe that Ukraine will be given combat aircraft, long-range missiles, and many other things that will help Ukrainians liberate their territories from Russian filth
Obviously, if Putin succeeds in Ukraine, we will have another war in a couple of years. Authorities in Russia say they are destroying critical infrastructure, but only civilian high-rises suffer
KEEP INSTIGATING THE WAR U.S..
Just remember that Russia hasn't even used its Airforce and once they do, Don't go crying that Neo Nazi Ukrops needs an Aircraft Carrier after Russia BOMBS the CRAP outta of that Racist Neo Nazi Corrupted Country, leveling everything to the ground and sending another 3,000,000 more refugees to Europe..
Oh, I'm glad the training of Ukrainian pilots has started, they learn quickly. Now we are waiting for aviation to appear in Ukraine to help Ukrainians fight ๐ช
Absolutely ๐๐๐ฏ๐ฏ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฏ
WW3 coming. Thanks Joe Biden
It is the best decision of our government. Ukrainians have to be learnt how defense their country by our weapons
Putin underestimated Ukrainian army and Ukrainian people greatly. This is exaclty why he will lose this war, apparently he still didn't understand that even a whole year of failures. While his army is getting frustrated by their inability to win to the point of shelling civilians just for fun, Ukrainian recruits are being trained in multiple European countries to actually be effective on the battlefield and to use modern weapons and equipment. The more help like this the civilized world will provide for Ukraine now – the sooner putin will be defeated.
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Concealing his losses is proving to be a daunting task for Putin as he failed to anticipate the capabilities of the Ukrainian military. The ease with which he had advanced in 2014 was never to be replicated this time around. The landscape has evolved significantly, and Ukraine has garnered support from all democratic nations across the globe. The ongoing battle is intense and unforgiving.
I salute the Ukrainian heroes on our land. I hope you will courageously defend Ukraine from the invaders. Putin kaput!
Russian terror cannot be stopped without our help
Let's support Ukraine together!
Biden canโt take care of the US border or run America and every American is paying for it and their kids will pay his debt is putting us in.
Russia the second most powerful air force in the world. Biden is losing his proxy war against Russia and the West is waking up. Col. MacGegor who NEVER lies to Americans
https://youtu.be/zsPSuQAE1to
18 month to deliver ? Sounds like my orders on eBay
Warmongering…its what happens when the establishment installs a corrupt feckless puppet politician instead of giving us the president we voted for.
Trump 2024.
That is False as The United States Military Pilot All United States Military Personals and Aircrafts and Including all United States Military Machines are inactive For Joe Bidens ๐ฒ๐ฑ they Only Have Temporary access to The Air force 1 Before we're Going To Remove them, as You know Joe Bidens he not From the United States ๐บ๐ธ so He ain't Got To Access to The United States Military ๐บ๐ธ you talk whatever you want The Reality is Russia is Destroying Ukraine Everyday , as The United States We Don't care is not our War ๐บ๐ธ
Ukraine ๐บ๐ฆ is a big ffff en country
If England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ throws all its weight behind Northern Ireland โฆ. I think ๐ค Russia ๐ท๐บ can take Donbass โค nukes or NO NUKES ๐ โฆ..
Ukraine pilots in Arizona. Ukraine soldiers in Kansas learning to use Patriot missles. What is going on?
foolish
Ukrainian pilots should have started this process months ago. This is proof that the West underestimated Putin. He has always said that the Russians will never give up. They didnโt believe him.
SLAVA UKRAINE AND SLAVA AMERICA
This is just gong to cause more of an escalation hello WW3
In the UK the king ๐ is a air force pilot but in Ukraine Every air force pilot is a King.
Good – about time. The US needs to give Ukraine everything they ask for as it will on one hand help them to defeat Russian aggression + it is far cheaper in the long run. If Russia succeeds in its attempt at territorial expansion a new Cold War will take hold as invariably they would – feeling emboldened by a win in Ukraine = threaten others. So when one considers what the US and NATO spent during the last Cold War to curtain the then Soviet Union – countless trillions over the intervening decades – supporting Ukraine now is pennies on the dollar. ๐คจ
Isn't there a backlog of paying countries who want F16s?
Welpโฆ.World War 3!!!!
When are the US pilots going to defend our own country's borders?
Next step will be US pilots applying for Ukrainian citizenship to keep us on the 'We're not directly in a war with Russia so don't nuke us' stance.
The war will be over before they are done. ๐๐๐๐๐
No sympathy for far right Ukraine.
Good to hear…
Some things you donโt need to talk about and broadcast to our enemies.
This actually means they already trained and waiting on F-16 delivery
God Thank You
They need F-22 raptors to complete Russia have stealth fighter jets.
They should be trained with a10 to dish those scums out.
Too late. Send F-35 to Ukraine and let U.S. pilot disguise as Ukraine pilot. Russia is unable to shoot down F-35 anyway so they could never find out.
Ukrainians will keep flying simulators? Game changer indeed.