The Polish authorities have decided to transfer two Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets and associated ammunition to Ukraine in the near future. This was stated by Dariusz Łukowski, Director of the Department of Strategy and Defense Planning at the Polish Ministry of National Defense, in a comment to the Rzeczpospolita newspaper. This military equipment will be part of a new support package with an estimated total value of around 50 million euros.
Details of the new aid package and aircraft condition
The timeline for the delivery of the fighter jets remained open, but the Polish official confirmed the finality of the decision made. Representatives of the Polish Ministry of National Defense emphasized that the exact composition of the weapons is classified, but confirmed the formation of a new aid package. Meanwhile, journalists from specialized publications clarified the technical condition of the transferred jets: one of the fighters has already completely exhausted its flight resource and can serve as a source of spare parts, while the second remains flightworthy.
Warsaw's position and previous supplies
The formation of the aid package directly depends on current national security needs and the recommendations of the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Army. Warsaw systematically provides support to Kyiv by transferring equipment that is being decommissioned by its own armed forces. In previous years, Poland has already sent similar Soviet-era aircraft to the Ukrainian side, in exchange for which it upgraded its own fleet with modern Western and South Korean fighter jets.
Significance of supplies and future prospects
The transfer of the remaining fighter jets and ammunition demonstrates the continuity of military support from Warsaw despite the exhaustion of its own reserves of early-generation equipment. Using the jet with the exhausted resource as a spare parts donor will allow Ukrainian technical specialists to maintain the airworthiness of other combat vehicles. The announced aid package is expected to enter service with Ukraine in the near future after the completion of necessary logistical procedures.
