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Report: Ukraine receives first batch of U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets

NPR Thursday, 1 August 2024
Ukraine has long sought the U.S.-made warplanes, saying they're needed to counter Russia's superior air power. Four NATO members have pledged F-16s, though it wasn't clear who sent them, or how many.
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News video: President Zelensky says Ukraine has received first F-16 jets

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the country has received its first batch of US-made F16 fighter jets, which Kyiv has been pleading its Western allies for. Speaking to reporters in front of several aircraft, Zelensky says "we made possible what was our ambition," but adds that the number...

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