Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad informed that his country has handed over all 13 promised MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine.
This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of Slovakia.
According to Nad, the planes were transferred by land. "A huge thank you to everyone involved, because in these cases itʼs a really important and complex logistical operation," he noted.
Slovakia handed over the first four MiG-29s on March 23. Now the other nine planes have arrived in Ukraine.
- On March 16, 2023, it became known that Poland and Slovakia agreed to create a coalition of countries to transfer combat aircraft to Ukraine. The countries agreed to transfer MiG-29 fighters to Kyiv, which are in service with the Ukrainian Air Force.
- On April 7, Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad informed that Russian technicians may have deliberately sabotaged the work of Soviet-made MiG-29 fighters that were to be sent to Ukraine.