Ukraine Receives ‘Defective’ MiG-29 Fighters; Slovakia Says Russian Engineers ‘Sabotaged’ Them

The Slovakian Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad' said in response to criticism leveled at the government by the opposition for giving up valuable aircraft to Ukraine, "They can fly, not fight!" as Ukraine received 'defective' MiG-29 fighters as they were sabotaged.

Slovakia appears to have sent to Ukraine faulty MiG-29 jets that may be unfit for combat, according to recent remarks made by the country’s defense minister, who alleged that Russian technicians seem to have sabotaged the combat aircraft delivered to Ukraine.

“They were able to fly, but that doesn’t mean they were also capable of combat. The Ukrainians came to Slovakia a week before their departure, brought spare parts, and inspected the planes,” the Slovakian Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad’ said in response to criticism leveled at the government by the opposition for giving up valuable aircraft.

Nad’ suggested that the faults in the MiG-29 Fulcrum jets may have been deliberately caused by Russian technicians,...