{"id":14893,"date":"2026-02-09T14:29:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T06:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=14893"},"modified":"2026-02-09T14:30:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T06:30:03","slug":"ukraine-to-receive-250-of-worlds-best-fighter-jets-zelenskyy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=14893","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine to receive 250 of world&#8217;s best fighter jets \u2014 Zelenskyy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1-7.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1-7-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Volodymyr Zelenskyy (photo: Getty Images)\u00a9\u00a0RBC-Ukraine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ukraine has agreements in place to receive new combat aircraft, including Swedish Gripen and French Rafale jets, President\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AxVcR8MvKYc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Volodymyr Zelenskyy said<\/a>\u00a0during his meeting with faculty and students at the Kyiv Aviation Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Ukraine currently has agreements to receive 150 Gripen fighter jets and 100 Rafale jets. These are, in our view, the best aircraft in the world. Of course, there are also F-16s. Ukraine&#8217;s Air Force already operates F-16s, not new ones, while the aircraft I just mentioned are new,&#8221; the president said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zelenskyy also announced that after the war, Ukraine plans to rebuild and expand its civil aviation sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We will expand and develop civil aviation, but first and foremost, we will finish the war and focus on this area as well,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zelenskyy previously said in October 2025 that Ukraine is pursuing a large-scale program to develop its combat aviation. 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LemoineUkraine Once Tested the Swedish Gripen Fighter Jet in Training Trials9:27<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/video\/news\/why-this-russian-jet-could-change-everything\/vi-AA1OACQN?ocid=hpmsn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Millennium 7 * HistoryTechWhy This Russian Jet Could Change Everything37:47<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The agreement included potential future contracts under which Ukraine would purchase around 100 Rafale jets. 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