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On the morning of May 5, nine Croatian Mi-8 helicopters flew from Croatia to Ukraine. The photo confirming the transfer of aircraft was published online by the local police.
Earlier, Croatia has decided to send 14 old Russian-made Mi-8 helicopters to Ukraine. The aircraft were considered obsolete but Ukraine declared its readiness to repair them and use them on the front lines. The other 5 helicopters reportedly cannot take off. They will be delivered to Ukraine by land later.
Earlier, it was reported that only three helicopters were sent to Ukraine, a source familiar with the situation confirmed that this was false information – there are already 9 helicopters in Ukraine.
The Croatian Ministry of Defense earlier refused to confirm the transfer of military aircraft to Ukraine, considering the information secret. However, Croatian Defense Minister confirmed during his recent visit to Odessa that the helicopters would indeed be transferred to Ukraine in the near future.
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Today, Polish Defence Minister also confirmed that ten MiG-29 fighters had been transferred to Ukraine since february 2022. Warsaw is going to transfer a total of 14 Soviet MiG-29s to Kiev. The first batch of four fighters was sent to Ukraine on April 3.
Poland refused to transfer more MiG-29, which were upgraded to NATO standards. However, the Polish president did not rule out the transfer of more aircraft to Kiev when they “are displaced by new aircraft.”
Slovakia also agreed to transfer the MiG-29 to Ukraine. 13 aircraft should be sent in exchange for 12 new AH-1Z Viper combat helicopters from the United States.
