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[Regnum] Greece plans to transfer 32 F-16 Block-30 fighters to the United States for modernization, and these aircraft will subsequently be transferred to Ukraine. This was reported by Al Jazeera, citing sources.
According to the publication, Kyiv expects to receive 60 decommissioned F-16 fighters from Norway, the Netherlands and Denmark. However, the Ukrainian authorities claim that they need about 150 aircraft.
"Greece's 32 aircraft could go some way to narrowing the gap," the article's authors note.
According to their information, Greece intends to sell this equipment to the US so that Washington can modernize it and transfer it to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. However, the article notes that Greek military experts are wary of the idea of ​​transferring dozens of fighters to Kyiv.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, the Ural company "Fores" will pay a reward of 15 million rubles to Russian fighters who are the first to shoot down American F-15 and F-16 fighters.
Earlier, columnist Harrison Kass wrote in an article for the American magazine National Interest that the F-16 fighters that the West plans to deliver to Ukraine are unlikely to survive in Russian-controlled airspace. According to him, when fighting in Russian-controlled airspace, the value of the F-16 will be significantly reduced due to outdated technology, and the chances of survival for Ukrainian pilots will be extremely small. Russian air defense systems will have no trouble detecting and shooting down the planes.
On July 10, it became known that the United States, together with the Netherlands and Denmark, sent fighter jets to Ukraine. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken noted that the transfer of aircraft had already begun. In his opinion, these aircraft will be able to fly in the skies over the territory controlled by Kiev this summer.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, commenting on possible deliveries of F-16s to Ukraine, stressed that this would not change the course of the SVO. He added that the Russian army would mercilessly destroy these aircraft, as well as all other military equipment supplied by the West.
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