Overview
- Deputy Defense Minister Pawel Zalewski said the government has decided to hand over the aircraft, with the initial batch numbering fewer than ten.
- Poland is waiting for a response from Ukraine's Ministry of Defense as technical consultations continue on the transfer.
- Zalewski indicated that Kyiv has agreed in principle to accept the offer, subject to resolving technical details.
- Warsaw links the move to a symmetrical partnership that would grant Poland access to certain missile and drone technologies.
- Poland’s General Staff notes the MiG-29s are nearing the end of their service life and have limited modernization prospects within Polish forces.