Slovakia Will Send 13 Soviet-Era Fighter Jets to Ukraine

Slovakia will send 13 Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine to boost its defense against Russian forces, government officials said Friday.

(Bloomberg) — Slovakia will send 13 Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine to boost its defense against Russian forces, government officials said Friday.

The eastern NATO member state’s MiG-29 jets are in various states of readiness. All have been grounded since August after a maintenance agreement with Russia was terminated.

The announcement comes a day after Poland said it will send four Soviet-era fighter jets to Ukraine in the coming days, according to President Andrzej Duda.

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