As the war grinds on, Nato states are collaborating to train Ukrainian recruits to fly western jets. The RAF gets them first
, surveyed the members of Britain’s joint Houses of Parliament from the steps of Westminster Hall, where they had assembled to hear him speak poetically about his determination to defeat the
the entire country. Backing Ukraine to the finish, even if Donald Trump’s US lets it down, has become a British article of faith. About 24 Ukrainians have completed the British training so far, with another batch of ten well advanced. There is no point training in greater numbers – there are not yet enough fighter jets for them to fly at the far end. The modest numbers contrast with spurious reports in Ukrainian media in January that 200 fighter pilots were already trained. The reality is that capacity is set at about 20 per year.
Today, the three young Ukrainian recruits who have assembled to speak have also asked that their real names or ranks not be disclosed – they want to be called only Ivan, Fedir and Yakiv. For their and their families’ safety, the MOD has also asked that their identifiable physical features are not described. The recruits are also unwilling to give their ages.
These are very bad guys. We get information from the frontline – how they deal with our soldiers. You know that you need to protect your country, your home, your land. It is your nation, your cultureFedir and Yakiv come from a city that has seen fierce fighting. Fedir has seen Russian attacks up close. He comes from a military family. He cites his younger family members as a motivation for what he is doing. His mother is happy he is training in Britain, however, where it is safer than home.
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