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As of 21 November, more than 100,000 soldiers from the Armed Forces of Ukraine have undergone training programmes in training centres in over 30 partner states. Source: Interfax-Ukraine news agency, with reference to a briefing of Oleksandr Kyrylenko, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Quote: "It would be impossible without the support and help of partner states.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that in the next two days he would negotiate with "several" states to provide Ukraine with Western-made fighter jets. Source: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a press conference following a meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, as reported by European Pravda Details: The head of state explained that Ukraine needs Western fighters, because now Russia has an advantage in the air, which also allows it to advance on the ground.
On Tuesday, 11 July, Ukraine signed a memorandum with its 11 partner states at the NATO Summit in Vilnius. The memorandum defines the conditions of training of Ukrainian pilots on the F-16 fighters. Source: Oleksii Reznikov, Minister of Defence of Ukraine, on Twitter, cited by European Pravda Quote: "Today, 11 partner states and Ukraine signed a Memorandum outlining the terms.