Overview
- Deputy Defense Minister Pawel Zalewski said the government has approved sending fewer than ten MiG-29s and is awaiting a formal response from Ukraine’s Defense Ministry.
- Technical consultations are underway on the handover, which Polish officials describe as an initial batch near the end of their service life.
- Ukraine’s ambassador to Poland, Vasyl Bodnar, said four aircraft have passed inspection and are ready for transfer, with timing and procedures still to be set.
- Bodnar expressed hope the handover could occur in the first quarter of 2026, and he outlined a mechanism involving Ukrainian drone and missile technologies for Poland.
- Poland previously delivered 14 MiG-29s in 2023, and while Polish officials now speak of fewer than ten in the first tranche, Ukraine’s envoy said a total of ten are planned.