Ukraine is ready to send its pilots to be trained in using western fighter jets, the chairman of Ukraine’s parliament,
Ruslan Stefanchuk, has told British lawmakers.
Stefanchuk, speaking during a visit to the UK, said Kyiv could bring “joint victory for Ukraine and the world” once it “gets the wings”, in language echoing that of President Volodymyr Zekenskiy’s speech to the British parliament last month.
He said:
He also thanked the UK for its decision to send 14 Challenger 2 tanks, which paved the way for other nations to follow suit. He added:
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Death toll from Sloviansk missile strikes rises to two, says governor
At least two people have been killed in a Russian missile strike in the eastern city of
Sloviansk, according to the regional governor.
The attack left 29 others wounded,
Pavlo Kyrylenko,head of the Donetsk regional military administration, said in a Facebook update.
A number of high-rise buildings and offices were also damaged or destroyed, he said.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy
earlier said that one person had died in the shelling in Sloviansk.