Germany allows Poland to hand over 5 MiG-29 fighters to Ukrainian Armed Forces

The German government has approved deliveries of MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine, which are in service with the Polish army.

Here's What We Know

We are talking about five planes. They belonged to the German Democratic Republic, but after the unification of Germany in 1990 the fighters were transferred to the FRG, and then some of them were sent to Poland. There is no information when Poles will start transferring the planes to Ukraine. By the way, Poland has already delivered 8 fighters to the AFU.

Flashback

The MiG-29 is a fourth generation Soviet multirole fighter. It was the main multi-role fighter of the Warsaw Pact and the USSR during the 1980s. Now the MiG-29 is in service in many countries, including Ukraine. It has more than 15 modifications.

Source: Spiegel