According to the České noviny news agency, it would also be advisable to consider transferring the Czech L-159 fighter jets to Ukraine. He stressed that the Czech Republic has already provided Ukraine with about a hundred tanks and the same number of armored personnel carriers.
“It is worth considering maybe we could provide Ukraine with our L-159 planes with a certain look and prospect of rearming, because even as direct air support planes, they could significantly help Ukraine in a counterattack,” he added.
The Czech president stressed that Western countries have so far refrained from providing modern fighters to Ukraine because it takes a relatively long time to prepare for their use and because the machines contain secret systems. According to him, the allied countries do not want these devices to fall into Russia’s hands.
The KUB SAMs will replace the SPYDER missile systems made by Israel in the Czech army’s arsenal.
