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Ukraine may receive its first F-16 fighter jets this June, the Foreign Policy magazine reported on Feb. 18, citing Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas and an unnamed European official. “I think that in June we will see them in Ukraine,” Anusauskas reportedly told the magazine, with the second official confirming the date. The Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, and Belgium have pledged to supply Ukraine with dozens of U.S.-made fourth-generation jets, though the exact timeline has remained unclear thus far. Ukraine’s Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat said on television he cannot confirm …

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