The Slovak government on Thursday announced that it would send its fleet of Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, becoming the second NATO member to do so.
Slovakia joined Poland in this action. Warsaw announced on March 16 that it would send MiG-29s to Kyiv. Both NATO members and Eastern European countries are neighboring Ukraine.
In a tweet on Friday, Slovakian Prime Minister Eduard Heger said supporting Ukraine with military aid is key to ensuring Kyiv can defend itself and “the entire of Europe against Russia.”
A total of 13 MiG29s will be supplied to Ukraine, Heger said, adding that Bratislava would also provide the country with part of its KUB air defense system—a Soviet-era short-range missile system….