Zelenskyy held meeting on development of Air Force: we are expecting French fighter jets. PHOTOS
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting on the development of the Air Force and, above all, Ukrainian aviation.
The head of state announced this in Telegram, Censor.NET reports.
"We have already taken extremely significant steps: we have switched to F-16s, which effectively perform combat missions for Ukraine. This is a success of our Armed Forces of Ukraine, one of the fastest transitions to a new type of aircraft among all countries. We also expect French fighter jets in our sky, which, under the control of Ukrainian pilots, will definitely strengthen our defense.
Now we have to accelerate the modernization of the Ukrainian military aviation system. This means new personnel approaches, organizational changes, and much greater attention of the command staff to pilots, engineers, and all our people who invest their knowledge and energy in the development of the Air Force. In particular, Liliia Averianova, the mother of Hero of Ukraine Major Andrii Pilshchykov (Dzhus), took part in the meeting," the statement said.
The President instructed Defense Minister Umierov to implement the identified organizational changes.
"We discussed the prospects for cooperation with partners, we are working on personnel issues to strengthen the Air Force command staff and the leadership of the Ministry of Defense," Zelenskyy summarized.
