Slovakia today became the second Ukrainian ally to announce it would send MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukrainian forces fighting the Russian invasion. For its part, Russia said that the fighters sent by Eastern European countries to Ukraine would be destroyed and would not affect the course of the conflict.

Slovakia follows Poland, which announced its surrender yesterday, Thursday MiG-29. Slovakia and Poland are its member countries NATO.

Slovakia has 11 decommissioned MiG-29s since last summer. Most of them are out of service. He will send those that are working, and the rest will be allocated for spare parts.

Slovakia will also supply part of the KUB anti-aircraft system.

“The process of handing over these fighters is closely coordinated with the Polish side, with Ukraine and, of course, with other allies,” the Slovak Prime Minister said. Edward Hager.

On Thursday, Poland announced that it would send four MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in the coming days.

In 2018, Slovakia ordered F-16 fighters from the United States to replace aging MiG-29 aircraft. The first American-made aircraft are expected to arrive in the country in 2024.

Slovak government. Edward Hager this is official, as early elections are to be held in the country in September. Therefore, doubts have been expressed as to whether the interim government has the right to make decisions like the decision concerning the MiG mission. However, Heger himself claims that the corresponding decision is legally justified.

Russia said today that all fighter jets supplied to Ukraine by Western countries will be destroyed and will not affect the course of the conflict.

“In the course of a special operation (as Moscow calls the war in Ukraine), all this equipment can be destroyed,” a Kremlin spokesman said. Dmitry Peskov.

Source: APE-MPE, Reuters, AFP.