Fighter jets to Ukraine would take 18 months after Biden approval, Pentagon says

By Mike Brest

Published February 28, 2023 6:14pm ET

Fighter jets to Ukraine would take 18 months after Biden approval, Pentagon says — Russian troops guard an entrance of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Station, a run-of-river power plant on the Dnieper River in Kherson region, south Ukraine, Friday, May 20, 2022. The Kherson region has been under control of the Russian forces since the early days of the Russian military action in Ukraine. This photo was taken during a trip organized by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

If President Joe Biden decides to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter aircraft, it would take roughly 18 months for them to reach the battlefield and the same amount of time to train their troops on them.

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