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Poland will not give Kiev all its MiG-29 fighter jets, deliveries will take place sequentially, Ukrainian news agency UNIAN reported, citing Polish Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pawel Jablonski.

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He told RMF 24 radio: "No, I don't think we will give all the MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine."

According to him, the fighter jets will be handed over sequentially so that the deliveries are efficient.

In addition, the diplomat assured that the security of Poland will be strengthened.

Earlier, some Polish media had estimated that Warsaw has 40 MiG-29s, but the country's air force only uses 29 of these fighters.

The remaining fighters have been sitting in the hangar for years without being repaired or upgraded.

For a year, Kiev has been trying to effect the transfer of Western fighter jets to the Ukrainian Air Force, and was able to achieve some success only this year, UNIAN recalls.

Slovakia also provides MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine

On March 16, 2023, Polish President Andrzej Duda said that his country would hand over four MiG-29 fighter jets.

The next day, Slovakia announced the surrender of 13 such fighters.

For his part, Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ignat noted that the MiG-29 handover could prompt allies to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighters as well.

On March 23, Bratislava announced that it had already given Kiev the first four MiG-29s.

Slovakia approved the delivery after the US promised solid compensation, BTA notes.

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