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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Julian Borger in Washington

Poland to deliver fighter jets to Ukraine in major escalation of military backing

Two Polish MiG-29 fighter jets taking part in a Nato exercise near the air base in Lask, central Poland.
Two Polish MiG-29 fighter jets taking part in a Nato exercise near the air base in Lask, central Poland, last year. Photograph: Radoslaw Jozwiak/AFP/Getty Images

Poland will become the first country to deliver fighter jets to Ukraine in the next few days, marking a significant upward step in military backing for Kyiv ahead of an expected counter-offensive.

The precedent, involving four Soviet-era MiG-29s as a first instalment, could lead to other Nato members providing warplanes, a longstanding Ukrainian request.

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