Thursday, April 21, 2022

Pentagon backtracks on claim of aircraft supplies to Kiev — RT

No nation has sent any fighter jets to Ukraine, Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby admitted on Wednesday as he apologized for having created a false “impression” and retracting an earlier statement from the US Defense Department on arms supplies to Kiev.

"I was mistaken," Kirby said, adding that, although he did not say that "Ukraine had received 'whole aircraft'," that was "the impression that I gave you." The spokesman has explained that he himself got a misguided impression about another nation following through with its offer to provide Ukraine with "whole fixed-wing aircraft."

"It has not. So, I was in error in saying that, in past tense, they had been given whole aircraft. I regret the error," Kirby added.

On Tuesday, the Pentagon spokesman told journalists that Ukrainian troops “have received additional aircraft and aircraft parts to help them … get more aircraft in the air.” He did specify at the time, though, that the US only helped with shipping certain spare parts and did not transport "the whole aircraft."

"Other nations who have experience with those kinds of aircraft have been able to help them get more aircraft up and running," Kirby added.

On Wednesday, the Pentagon spokesman explained that Ukraine has just been provided with "enough spare parts and additional equipment" through "United States coordination and provision." These deliveries have helped Kiev to "increase their fleet by quite a number," he has added.

Separately, a senior US defense official has told AFP that the spare-parts supplies have allowed Ukraine to put 20 previously inoperable fighter jets back into service.

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