Zelenskyy: first Gripen fighter jets will arrive in Ukraine next year
- News of Ukraine
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- Iryna Olekhnovych
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17:10, 25 October, 2025
Swedish Gripen E fighters. Photo: Getty ImagesPresident of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that the first of 150 Swedish Gripen fighter jets will appear in Ukraine next year. The head of state wrote about this on his Telegram channel.
He wrote about it on Telegram.
«Gripens for Ukraine is part of our security guarantees. We need an Air Force that can protect our skies one hundred per cent. And there has never been such a large-scale agreement on combat aircraft for Ukraine. This is a historic achievement. We are working to fully implement it,» Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
The Head of State also stressed that Ukraine expects to receive 150 such aircraft.
On Wednesday, 22 October, Ukraine and Sweden signed a letter of intent for the future purchase of 100 to 150 new JAS 39 Gripen E fighters for the Ukrainian Air Force. The document was signed during President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to Stockholm.