 Russia declares that all fighter jets supplied to Ukraine from the West will be destroyed. The Kremlin said in response to Eastern European countries transferring fighter planes to Ukraine that the planes would be destroyed and would not make a difference to the course of the conflict. It should be noted, Poland and Slovakia announced they would send Ukraine MiG-29 fighter jets in the coming days. Western countries that have provided Ukraine with arms have so far declined to send fighter jets. But now the situation is changing, Ukraine has asked Western countries for modern jets, like the F-16, but because of long training times, these are seen only as long-term options. It sees the extra aircraft as key to its defence and possible counter-attacks a year into Russia's invasion. So, the Kremlin has threatened to destroy any fighter jets given to Ukraine by its allies after two countries promised Soviet-era planes. Russia said that all fighter jets supplied to Ukraine would be destroyed after NATO members Poland and Slovakia pledged to send MiG-29 jets to Kiev. In the course of the special military operation, all this equipment will be subject to destruction, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. It feels like all these countries are thus engaged in the disposal of old, unnecessary equipment, he said. Moscow had previously accused the West of directly participating in the conflict by supplying weapons and has warned that NATO weapons were legitimate targets for its forces.