“UK Promises to Train Ukrainian Pilots for Combat Readiness with NATO Knowledge”

2023.05.16 Tue posted at 17:30 JST

（ＣＮＮ） The British government has promised to begin training Ukrainian pilots this summer. British Prime Minister Sunak made the announcement during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Sunak said the “elementary flight phase” program aims to train Ukrainian soldiers into combat-ready pilots with NATO tactical knowledge.

Sunak points out that increasing the combat capabilities of fighter jets is not an easy task. Not just providing the planes, but training the pilots and all the logistics that go with it, Britain can play a big role in this, he said.

Sunak’s spokesman earlier confirmed there were no plans to send fighter jets to Ukraine.