Slovakia gives Ukraine remaining 9 of 13 promised warplanes
Slovakia has delivered the remaining nine of the 13 Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets that it promised to Ukraine
By AP News
Published - Apr 17, 2023, 05:54 AM ET
Last Updated - Jun 22, 2023, 07:15 AM EDT
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia has delivered the remaining nine of the 13 Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets that it promised to Ukraine, the Slovak Defense Ministry said on Monday.
The ministry said the warplanes were transported overland for security reasons in a “complicated logistics operation.” The first four were flown from Slovakia to Ukraine by Ukrainian pilots on March 23.
"We are doing the right thing," Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad said in a statement
On March 17, the Slovak government approved a plan to give Ukraine its entire fleet of Soviet-era MiG-29 planes, becoming the second NATO member to answer Ukraine's plea for warplanes to help defend against Russia’s invasion.
