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Slovakia can even provide a part of its KUB air-defence system, Heger mentioned. (Reuters)
Slovakia is the second nation to ship warfare planes to Kyiv after Poland, which introduced on Thursday it could achieve this.
The Slovak authorities accredited sending MIG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, Prime Minister Eduard Heger mentioned on Friday, stepping up its army help to Kyiv in its battle towards the Russian invasion.
Slovakia is the second nation to ship warfare planes to Kyiv after Poland, which introduced on Thursday it could achieve this.
Its fleet of 11 MiG-29 planes was retired final summer time and most of them are usually not in operational situation. It’ll ship these which can be operational and the remaining will go for spare components.
Slovakia can even provide a part of its KUB air-defence system, Heger mentioned.
NATO allies within the former communist east equivalent to Poland and Slovakia have been notably vocal supporters of Kyiv since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.
On Thursday, Poland introduced it could ship Ukraine 4 MiG-29 fighter jets in coming days, making it the primary of Kyiv’s allies to offer such plane.
Western nations which have offered Ukraine with arms have to date declined to ship fighter jets.
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