 200 F-16s will be given to Ukraine, Russian expert. F-16 fighters will be supplied to the Ukrainian army. Currently, the Netherlands has decided to supply 42 aircraft, Denmark 19. But there are other countries there, in total 200 such planes will be given. This was said by Russian political scientist Sergei Markov. According to him, this is the decision of the United States. In return, these countries will receive modern F-35s from Washington. The military importance of the F-16 is that it serves as a platform for the use of a large number of new modern Western missiles and guided bombs. These missiles are not used in the Soviet aircraft, in the armed forces of Ukraine, said the political scientist. Markov noted that it is important to create a large infrastructure to support these aircraft. The biggest problems are airfields. From a runway perspective, the F-16 is a whimsical aircraft. He needs something better than the MiG and Su runway. Airfields in Ukraine were destroyed. This may lead to F-16s taking off from Poland or Romania. Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said that for the transfer of F-16 jets to Ukraine, there are certain criteria that have to be met, including the English language training and other things like logistics on the ground. According to her, once that criteria is met, they will be in a position to authorize the transfer. They are open to training F-16 pilots. As for the number of pilots that Ukraine will send, we just don't have a final number yet.