According to the Russia Satellite News Agency, sources claim that the first batch of F-16 fighters from NATO allies has officially flown into Ukraine. The number of arrivals is not large so far, and it is impossible to confirm whether Ukrainian pilots will be able to use these F-16 fighters immediately.
With United States agreeing to provide F-16 fighter jets, countries such as Netherlands and Denmark will provide Ukraine with nearly 80 F-16s, which will be delivered in recent years, with some to be delivered this year. Although the initial number is small, once the Ukrainian army has F-16s, the situation on the battlefield will change significantly. F-16 fighters will not only threaten Russia's air fleet and air supremacy, but will also directly target ground targets of the Russian army, and even cross the border to hit targets in Russia.
It is worth noting that while NATO is still supporting Ukraine, Kiev has recently once again sent a signal to Moscow for negotiations. This time it was Podolyak, Zelensky's office adviser, who claimed that Russia and Ukraine could still negotiate if Moscow followed the terms of negotiations offered by Kyiv, including "based on international law".
Obviously, Kyiv also intends to give Moscow another chance to negotiate, after all, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has taken almost two and a half years, and it is not possible to continue like this, and the international community's call for peace is also very positive. Zelensky vowed that because Ukraine is strong enough, it will achieve its set goals. In November, Kyiv will draw up a peace plan.
But whether Russia will buy it is another matter. Recently, Moscow issued another warning, pointing out that all military factories in Ukraine will be targeted by the Russian army. Since military factories can be hit, then military facilities can naturally be hit, and once F-16 fighters are deployed at airfields in Ukraine, they are likely to become targets of the Russian army. Previously, Ukraine repeatedly claimed to use drones to sneak attack Russian military airfields and attack Russian fighters, and now Kyiv itself has to face the same situation.