The first group of Ukrainian combat pilots completed F-16 training at the 162d National Guard Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona.

The first group of combat pilots from Ukraine has completed training on F-16 aircraft at a military base in Arizona. The pilots had been training at the 162d National Guard Air Force Base in Tucson.

The number of Ukrainian soldiers in the group was not specified citing operational security requirements.

The first batch of Ukrainian pilots graduated from the F-16 training program in Arizona

The first Ukrainian pilots and ground crew trained on the US F-16 fighter aircraft have recently completed almost a year's worth of training and will soon be ready to begin combat missions against the Russian Air Force in summer.

The first batch of Ukrainian F-16 pilots have graduated from the 162nd National Guard Air Force Base in Tucson

The first group of Ukrainian pilots completed F-16 training in Arizona.

Danish Ambassador Ole Egberg Mikkelsen said Ukraine would receive the first F-16s this summer.