Poland will not transfer its remaining MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine and will instead gradually retire them from service, Wirtualna Polska reports.
The aircraft will be written off as their service life expires. Poland’s Defense Ministry said no further modernization of the MiG-29s is planned and that the timeline for their retirement will not be disclosed.
Polish National Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said Warsaw had offered to transfer the fighter jets to Kyiv in exchange for drone-production technologies. According to him, Ukraine initially agreed to those terms but later failed to fulfill the arrangement.
“We presented Ukraine with a clear proposal on drones and technologies. Initially, there was agreement. Today Ukraine is not fulfilling this agreement. We are ready for further negotiations,” Kosiniak-Kamysz said.
Poland’s Defense Ministry also said the air base in Malbork will continue operating. It will host helicopters, aircraft, and allied aviation taking part in the Air Policing mission on NATO’s eastern flank.
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