The US has given the green light for NATO allies to supply the American-manufactured fast jets to Ukraine following a prolonged diplomatic campaign led by President Zelenskyy to better equip his country to fight off Russia's invading forces.
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00:00 The president of Ukraine with the Danes who've pledged to supply his country with 19 F-16
00:08 fast jets. A chance to sit in the cockpit and to savour the result of months of diplomatic
00:13 pressure. The US giving the green light for allies to help Ukraine recover control of
00:19 its skies. It won't be an overnight solution. Ukrainian pilots may not be at the controls
00:24 until Christmas. But with the Dutch also offering 42 of the jets, there's fresh hope for victory.
00:29 "We want to go faster. We want to make the planes accelerate the process. We want to
00:36 make the Russian Federation dominate in the skies. We don't limit ourselves to planes.
00:43 We're talking about air defence, because winter is ahead."
00:50 As the counter-offensive continues on the ground, Ukraine's pilots, engineers and support
00:54 crews are all training to work in and around the F-16s they'll be receiving. The Dutch
01:00 and Danish governments are also part of the coalition providing the training on NATO's
01:05 fixed-wing fighters.
01:06 (whooshing)
01:08 (dramatic music)