US Air Force: a small number of Ukrainian pilots have started training on F-16s in Arizona

A US Air Force spokesman has announced the start of training for a small group of Ukrainian pilots in Arizona – AFU soldiers are being taught how to pilot F-16s.

“The 162nd Wing of the Arizona Air National Guard began training a small number of Ukrainian pilots this week in the basics of the F-16,” RIA Novosti quoted a US military official as saying.

He added that the training will last several months.

Earlier, a representative of the AFU Air Force command, Yuriy Ignat, said that the first group of Ukrainian pilots would soon start training on F-16 fighter jets with instructors.