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Jack the Greater

(601 posts) Fri Mar 17, 2023, 05:52 PM Mar 2023

Slovakia to send 13 MiG jets to Ukraine [View all]

Source: The Telegraph

Slovakia will donate all 13 of its MiG-29 warplanes to Ukraine, becoming the second Nato member after Poland to pledge the fighter jets despite the Kremlin warning they would be "destroyed".

"We're giving these MiGs to Ukraine so that it can protect civilians against the many bombs that fall on their houses and which are the reason why people are dying in Ukraine," Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger told journalists on Friday.

He said Bratislava would also deliver a Kub air defence system to Ukraine.

It comes just a day after Poland said it would send four Soviet-made MiG-29 jets to Ukraine "in the coming days".

Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/03/17/ukraine-russia-war-latest-ukraine-russia-war-latest-news-putin/

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Slovakia to send 13 MiG jets to Ukraine [View all] Jack the Greater Mar 2023 OP

I guess pooty is going to have to take on all of eastern Europe cilla4progress Mar 2023 #1

I have a theory about this montanacowboy Mar 2023 #2

Why can't we be seen doing that? Demanchor Mar 2023 #4

I read similar. Two Uke pilots if i remember correctly. Jack the Greater Mar 2023 #7

That's wise and logical Demanchor Mar 2023 #22

if one is brought down Conjuay Mar 2023 #24

Um, Mig 29s are Russian aircraft masmdu Mar 2023 #27

Also to consider is that Ukrainian pilots are very familiar with MiGs, not so much with F-16s Jack the Greater Mar 2023 #6

Excellent! 👏👏👏👏 SheltieLover Mar 2023 #3

Ditto!! onetexan Mar 2023 #14

like it republianmushroom Mar 2023 #5

Eastern Europeans have had lots of experience with Russian expansionism. thucythucy Mar 2023 #8

In more good news, I read somewhere that Ukraine has a large pool Aristus Mar 2023 #9

Yes!! sprinkleeninow Mar 2023 #10

Give them the aircraft needed. JFC. All of NATO needs to get behind this. Fuck Putin. Evolve Dammit Mar 2023 #11

THIS!!☝️ onetexan Mar 2023 #15

☝️☝️ Beachnutt Mar 2023 #17

Ukraine's pilots have been trained to fly MIGs - that's why our planes would be useless FakeNoose Mar 2023 #12

Did just read that American F-16 pilots were willing to volunteer in Ukraine if the US sends jets PortTack Mar 2023 #13

Can you post the article? onetexan Mar 2023 #16

Here ya go PortTack Mar 2023 #23

thanks for posting!! onetexan Mar 2023 #26

Yeah I have thought all along we should have another "Flying Tigers" in Ukraine EX500rider Mar 2023 #18

That's a better than sending them Melania like they did to us! SunSeeker Mar 2023 #19

Oops! Wrong country. The third Mrs. Dump is from Slovenia, a small country bordering the east side Trailrider1951 Mar 2023 #20

My apologies to Slovakia for associating them with her! SunSeeker Mar 2023 #21

you might have started an international incident! Conjuay Mar 2023 #25

Ty, Slovakia! 🌻🇺🇦🌻 electric_blue68 Mar 2023 #28