Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said that his country has already handed over 10 MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine.
He stated this at a briefing with Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand.
"We delivered ten MiG-29s to Ukraine," he said.
Blaszczak also stated that Poland encourages other NATO allies to help Ukraine with both aviation and air defense systems because if Russia is not stopped in Ukraine, it will invade other countries of the Alliance.
- 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 Nagy said that Russian technicians may have deliberately sabotaged the work of Soviet-made MiG-29 fighters that were to be sent to Ukraine.