Ukrainian pilots have started flying F-16s, says Zelenskiy

President confirmed long-awaited arrival of US-made fighter jets as Ukrainian pilots flew overhead

Ukrainian pilots have started flying F-16s, Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said, confirming the long-awaited arrival of the US-made fighter jets more than 29 months since Russia’s invasion.

The Ukrainian leader announced the use of F-16s, which Kyiv has long lobbied for, as he met military pilots at an airbase flanked by two of the jets, with two more flying overhead.