Ukraine's defence minister is expected in Paris today to meet President Emmanuel Macron amid a debate among Kyiv's allies over whether to provide fighter jets for its war against Russia, after US President Joe Biden ruled out giving F-16s
Ukraine planned to push for Western fourth-generation fighters like F-16s after securing supplies of main battle tanks last week, an adviser to Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said on Friday.
Mr Morawiecki said in remarks posted on his website that any such transfer would take place"in complete coordination" with NATO countries. Ukraine won a huge boost last week when Germany and the United States announced plans to provide heavy tanks, ending weeks of diplomatic deadlock on the issue. Ukrainian military analyst Oleh Zhdanov said Ukraine still controlled Maryinka and Vuhledar, where Russian attacks were less intense yesterday.
In central Zaporizhzhia region and in southern Kherson region, Russian forces shelled more than 40 settlements,Ukraine's General Staff said.The Russians also launched four rocket attacks on Ochakiv in southern Mykolaiv, the army said, on the day Mr Zelensky met the Danish prime minister in Mykolaiv city, to the northeast.
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