Ukraine receives major update on F-16s

The first batch of U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets has arrived at a training center in Romania as NATO pushes to bolster Ukraine's air defenses.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced in a post to X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday that five F-16s donated by the Netherlands have arrived at the European F-16 Training Center. Dutch Minister of Defense Kajsa Ollongren confirmed the jets' arrival in a separate post, saying the center would open soon to train pilots from Ukraine and NATO countries on operating the aircraft.

"We keep working together to welcome F-16s into Ukrainian skies as soon as possible," Zelensky added in his post.