Poland to hand over four MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine in coming days – Andrzej Duda

Poland will hand over four MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine in the next few days. The remaining planes are serviced and prepared for dispatch.

The President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, stated this at a press conference after a meeting with the President of the Czech Republic, reports Rzeczpospolita. "In the coming days, we are handing over four aircraft to Ukraine in full working condition. The rest of the planes are being serviced and prepared," he said, without specifying the number of MiG-29s to be transferred to Ukraine.

According to Duda, Poland still has "dozens of MiG-29s" received in the early 90s from the army of German Democratic Republic (GDR).

To replace the MiGs, the Polish army will receive new FA-50s from South Korea, the first deliveries are expected in late 2023. Subsequently, squadrons of F-35s are expected.

"In the coming years, all this resource [combat aviation] will be replenished, modernized, but we will also have additional air forces in the form of ultramodern fighters," Andrzej Duda said.

As OBOZREVATEL reported:

– Last week, Andrzej Duda said that Poland is ready to transfer its MiG-29s to Ukraine as part of the international coalition. He expressed confidence that the Armed Forces of Ukraine would start using them immediately.

– The Prime Minister of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki, earlier said that Poland was ready to transfer its F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. However, such a decision must be supported by NATO partners.

– Yurii Ihnat, spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force, said that the process of transferring fighter jets to Ukraine has moved on, but it needs more modern aircraft. He said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine already has MiG-29s, and additional planes would be able to provide a stockpile of donor spares and even in small quantities would help the Ukrainian aviation.

– According to military expert Oleh Katkov, deliveries of modernized MiG-29s will be "more than a strong reinforcement of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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