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Ukraine invites foreign pilots and foreign military professionals

Oleksii Reznikov (L) and Troels Lund Poulsen
Photo: REUTERS

Ukraine’s Minister of Defence Oleksii Reznikov has invited foreign pilots of F-16 fighter jets, which Ukraine seeks to obtain from its allies, to join the Ukrainian army, UNIAN reports. He was speaking at a joint press conference with his Danish counterpart Troels Lund Poulsen in Odessa. Minister Reznikov suggested that foreign professionals who have the desire, appropriate permits and know how to service self-propelled artillery and tanks transferred by allies, come to work in Ukraine. Denmark is to deliver around 100 Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine by the beginning of summer, Troels Lund Poulsen announced.

There will be no Easter truce in Ukraine. The grueling fighting in Donetsk region continues, with the Russian forces attempting to fully conquer Bachmut and Avdiivka by Orthodox Easter. Russian forces are also attacking Lyman and Marinka. 



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