The United States plans to transfer to Ukraine at least six helicopters formerly owned by the Afghan Air Force, writes Defense Blog.

As part of military assistance, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are to receive five Mi-17V5s and one more Mi-8MTV helicopter. It is expected that the first batch of helicopters will arrive in Ukraine this spring.

In addition, according to the newspaper, in total, more than 60 units of military aircraft were taken out of Afghanistan. At the same time, about two dozen Mi-8/17 helicopters of the Afghan Air Force are currently outside the country and their fate remains unknown. Experts suggest that these aircraft were used as transport during the flight of the Afghan government and the military.

Earlier, a group of Congressmen from the US Republican Party sent a letter to President Joe Biden with a request to increase the supply of weapons to Ukraine. A military observer figured out what kind of American weapons Kiev lacks and why.

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