First aircraft, then aircraft: an expert explained why such an order of international assistance

According to Viktor Kevlyuk, the question is not whether they want to give Ukraine fighters. The main problem is the presence of infrastructure and airfield protection. The issue of giving fighters does not fit whether or not they want to give Ukraine planes. The main problem is the availability of infrastructure and airfield protection. An expert of the Center for Defense Strategies, a reserve colonel Viktor Kevlyuk, said this in an interview with focus.

"First of all, it is not about free aircraft, but rather about having an appropriate infrastructure for their operation and staff. If we can quickly, relatively quickly get Soviet aircraft, it is a good solution. They will partially cover our losses," says Kevluk. Currently, expert circles are often talking about the transition of Ukrainian pilots to light fighters F16 or A10 gunowers.

"Repeatedly, in particular in the Western media, he noticed information about the preparation of Ukrainian pilots and engineering and technical warehouse for these two samples. The preparation of the pilot is very expensive. Conditional to prepare the combat pilot, you need to put as much gold as the pilot itself weighs. And the average weighs about 75 kg. Just such processes cannot happen. To play on a simulator and go home - so cannot be. Therefore, such a decision will sooner or later be accepted.

The nuance is that the problem of covering airfields - places is solved until the problem is solved Aviation based from air blows, it makes no sense to give aviation. That is, the next step should be to obtain air defense, and then aircraft, "the expert adds. Earlier, we wrote that the United States, together with the Allies, discuss the possibility of providing Ukraine with air defense and fighters.