(ANSA-AFP) - BUCHAREST, SEP 13 - The first group of Ukrainian
pilots has started its F-16 fighter jet training at Romania's
regional hub this week, the NATO country's defence ministry told
AFP on Friday. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Kyiv
has been looking to boost its air force, asking the West to
donate advanced military jets and sending pilots to train in
NATO countries, including France. Romania inaugurated a hub for
F-16 training at its Fetesti air base in November 2023, pledging
to also train Ukrainians there. The first four Ukrainian pilots
arrived earlier this week and have started their "theoretical
training", Romanian defence ministry spokesperson Constantin
Spinu told AFP. (ANSA-AFP).
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