 Ukraine invites foreign F-16 pilots to fight Russia. Alexei Reznikov, Minister of Defence of Ukraine, has invited foreign pilots of F-16 fighter jets, which Ukraine seeks to obtain from its allies, to join the Ukrainian army. Reznikov said this at a joint briefing with his Danish counterpart. If there are pilots who know how to fly the F-16 and are ready to take part in the war, the foreign legion is ready to open their doors. Reznikov said. He suggested that foreign professionals who have the desire, appropriate permits, and know how to service self-propelled artillery and tanks transferred by allies come to work in Ukraine. This also applies to pilots. If there are pilots who know how to fly the F-16 jets and are ready to take part in the war, the foreign legion is ready to open its doors. Reznikov added. Ukraine is most eager to receive F-16 fighters from Western allies, as they are used by a large number of states and their maintenance will be easier. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg previously did not rule out the possibility that allies would decide on such a step. Despite that, so far Kyiv has only received Soviet aircraft from the allies. According to Reznikov, Kyiv's Western partners will finally green light transfer of modern combat aircraft in the coming months. Ukrainian pilots could master F-16 jets in under six months. Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, General Serhii Holubdsov said. Ukraine says it needs F-16 fighters to support its coming offensive against Russian invasion forces and to counter the latest escalation in the war by Russia, the bombing of Ukrainian border cities, with guided glide bombs dropped by Russian warplanes, flying outside the range of Ukrainian air defenses.