Victorious news of 352nd day of war: Ukrainian pilots are taught to fly Western aircraft, EUR 7 million from Lithuanians

Ukrainian pilots are being trained to fly Western aircraft

Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK Vadym Prystaiko said that Ukrainian pilots are already being trained to fly Western fighter jets, which will be delivered in the near future.

“We are not just talking about airplanes. We are talking about different platforms. I would not want to prepare Russia for what awaits them in the near future,” Prystaiko said.

Lithuania has raised almost EUR 7 million for radars for Ukraine

In less than two weeks, Lithuanians have donated almost EUR 7 million for radars for Ukraine. The first radars purchased are to be delivered to Lithuania by February 24.

This was announced by the head of the Blue/Yellow organization Jonas Ohman.

“By February 24, they should be at least in Lithuania, which means they will be in Ukraine very soon. Logistics from Lithuania is very fast,” he said.

Ohman noted that when acquiring equipment such as radars, procurement, production and delivery are carried out very quickly.

Ukrainian aviation strikes at the enemy 14 times

Over the course of the day, the Defense Forces' aviation launched 12 strikes on the Russian troops' military positions, and 2 strikes on the positions of anti-aircraft missile systems.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces' General Staff reported this. 

Missile and artillery units hit 2 areas of manpower concentration, a munitions depot, an anti-aircraft missile system position and 2 other important enemy targets.