President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has held meetings today on Ukraine’s victory plan and the expansion of the F-16 fleet. He said this during his evening address, Komersant ukrainskyi
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“I worked together with the military command. A good, strong content for the military package has been prepared – exactly what can significantly strengthen Ukraine in accordance with the victory plan,” Zelenskyy said.
The second meeting concerned the increase in the F-16 fleet and was held with the Air Force Command.
“There is a clear understanding of the steps to increase the number of combat aircraft in Ukraine and accelerate the training of our pilots. All the tasks for the Air Force of Ukraine and the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine have been defined,” the Head of State said.
We would like to add that Ukraine has received the first batch of F-16 fighter jets from Western allies.
On 4 August , President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that the Western F-16 aircraft had arrived in Ukraine. During the Air Force Day events, two planes flew in the sky and two more stood behind Zelenskyy.
The Economist reported that Ukraine received the first ten of a possible 79 F-16s on the last day of July. It is expected that by the end of 2024, Ukraine will have 20 of these fighters. However, experts note that this number may not be enough to have a significant impact on the course of hostilities.
However, according to The New York Times, which cites US officials, the situation is even worse – this year, Ukraine will be able to use no more than 10 such fighters on the battlefield.
A key problem is the lack of trained pilots. According to US sources, only about 20 Ukrainian pilots are expected to be able to fly F-16s by the end of this year. Given that each aircraft requires at least two pilots, this limits the number of combat-ready aircraft to about 10.
F-16 for Ukraine
The United States has led the Ukrainian Air Force Development Capability Coalition in the management of F-16 multi-role fighters. The Netherlands and Denmark became co-chairs.
In August last year, Denmark and the Netherlands promised to provide Ukraine with 61 F-16 fighters. However, on 20 August 2023, after talks with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine would receive a total of 42 American F-16s.
In order for the delivery to begin, it was necessary for Ukrainian pilots and maintenance personnel to be trained and for Ukraine to prepare the infrastructure. As reported by 
Although the first aircraft have already arrived, things will not move quickly in the future. Belgium plans to provide Ukraine with 30 aircraft by 2028.
In total, Ukraine has been promised more than a hundred F-16s, but at some point.