Ukraine Finally Deploying F-16 Fighter Jets, Says Zelenskyy

Ukrainian pilots have started flying F-16s for operations within the nation, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday, confirming the long-awaited arrival of the U.S.-made fighter jets more than 29 months since Russia’s invasion. The Ukrainian leader announced the use of F-16s, which Kyiv has long lobbied for, as he met military pilots at an air base flanked by two of the jets with two more flying overhead. “F-16s are in Ukraine. We did it. I am proud of our guys who are mastering these jets and have already started using them for our country,” Zelenskyy said at a location that authorities asked Reuters not to disclose for security reasons....