The United States transfers military refueling aircraft to Ukraine.
The United States has just delivered to Ukraine four KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft. These are aircraft used to refuel strategic bombers, - according to the announcement of “Obozrevatel”.
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| A KC-135 Stratotanker that the United States transferred to Ukraine. |
Refueling aircraft were flown to Lvov from RAF Mildenhall (UK), McConnell AFB (Kansas, USA), Beale Air Force Base (California, USA) and the US National Guard base in Illinois.
Also on board the plane was a group of 150 people — crew members and staff.
As noted by the press service of the US Air Forces in Europe and Africa, the goal of this transfer is to enhance the security of US allies in Eastern Europe as well as the level of military cooperation between NATO members and alliance partners.
Military cooperation between the United States and Ukraine intensified after the 2014 coup d'état. Since the start of the armed campaign in the Donbass region, the US has regularly provided Kiev's armed forces with hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid. The Ukrainian military and special services have received not only Humvees, reconnaissance radar systems, uniforms and equipment, but also lethal weapons.
