There are no Ukrainian pilots on F-16 training yet, training process is ongoing, - Ihnat
The Air Force welcomes the actual creation of the "aviation coalition", the training process continues, but the training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16 multi-role fighters has not yet begun.
This was announced by the spokesman of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Colonel Yuriy Ihnat, on the air of the national telethon, informs Censor.NET with reference to "UP".
"The process of preparing people to start this training is still ongoing. There are advanced groups that have gone to countries that can provide us with sites for training. We are studying how this process will take place. The pilots themselves (in these countries. - Ed.) not yet. Everyone is waiting. For a long time now, unfortunately, I had to refute every time that "pilots study in the USA, In Europe". Once a month (steadily. - Ed.) such news appears and I have to put dots over "and". Because there is no need to give any extra hope," he noted.
"Today we have extremely good news that there is actually an aviation coalition, a number of countries will train (Ukrainian) pilots, some are already ready to hand over fighter jets to us. The start has been given, there is a decision that Ukraine will have the F-16. Next is the technical moments, processes. Representatives of the Air Force are constantly in contact with our partners, the moment is being studied, when and which groups will go to which countries for training, and what the deadlines will be," he added.
Ignat noted that "a large number of pilots cannot be sent to master the F-16, because someone needs to fight."
The spokesman of the Air Force emphasized that while the conversation with the journalists is ongoing, the risky and intense work of the Ukrainian tactical aviation is going on on the eastern front.
As noted, EU High Representative Josep Borrell said several countries, including Poland, have begun training Ukrainian pilots to fly the F-16.
