The transfer of components for the maintenance and repair of military aircraft to Ukraine allowed the Ukrainian Air Force to increase its fleet by 20 aircraft.

It is reported by CNN with reference to a senior US defense official..

The source did not name which countries provided components, etc.. platforms, but emphasized that the US and other countries were working to get as many Ukrainian combat aircraft into the air as possible.

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According to the official US position, MiG-29s cannot simply fly from a NATO base in Germany to Ukrainian territory.. Therefore, NATO needs to find ways to get these fighters through using decoys and digital deception so that Russia does not notice anything..