The Netherlands will supply Ukraine with air-to-air missiles for the F-16 in Ukraine, as well as spare parts and various equipment worth 80 million euros. This was announced by the head of the Dutch Ministry of Defence, Ruben Brekelmans, at a meeting of the contact group on military assistance to Ukraine at the US air base Ramstein in Germany. His words are quoted on the website of the Dutch Ministry of Defence.
“The F-16s need support and spare parts for their maintenance. Without this they cannot fly. Therefore, the Netherlands will supply various equipment and supplies worth 80 million euros.” — he noted, TASS reports.
“This includes, in addition to a large number of spare parts, generators, small vehicles, necessary maintenance equipment, special tools and ladders. And with the help of air-to-air missiles, Ukraine will be able to shoot down enemy aircraft in the sky.” – said the minister.
Brekelmans did not provide exact figures for security reasons. He also did not specify the timing, saying that the weapons and equipment would be sent to Ukraine “as soon as possible.”
Recall that the Netherlands plays one of the leading roles in the coalition to supply F-16s to Ukraine and train military pilots. The Kingdom plans to transfer 24 fighters to kyiv and another 18 for the needs of a training center in Romania. According to the British newspaper The Times, Ukraine has already received six F-16s from the Netherlands.
president of russia Vladimir Putin He stressed that the supply of new weapons to kyiv, including F-16s, will not change the situation on the front, but will lead to a prolongation of the conflict. He also noted that if these fighters appear in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, they will burn in the same way as other military equipment announced by the West.
