Ukraine seeks crowdfunding to buy fighter jets as war with Russia continues

Pilots from🇺🇦have launched #BUYMEAFIGHTERJET initiative, asking wealthy people of the planet to purchase combat aircraft for Ukr army"We have been begging NATO to close our sky. Or provide us with fighter jets. But governments of the world are afraid..." https://t.co/HtCIcGCWvu pic.twitter.com/wAGboVRgRH

— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) April 17, 2022

According to the website the estimated average cost of a fighter plane is $25 million. It also lists the combat jets that the Ukrainian Air Force currently operating such as, Su-25, Su-27, Su-24, and MiG-29.

The website reads, “We need your help! We need a fighter jet! Whoever you are – a businessman, an IT specialist, an actor or a singer, whichever nationality you are or country you live in - you can help us to stop the terror.”

The website , which has all the details and an email address, said that since the start of the war it had asked NATO and the US to provide Ukraine with fighter jets to counter Russia. So far, the US or its allies have not provided any fighter jets to Ukraine.

A detailed chart of aircraft type, location, and availability is also linked. However, donors are requested not to contribute directly and use the email address provided on the website.

At the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, several EU countries announced that they would supply Ukraine with MiG-29 fighter jets and arms. This plan, however, was blocked by the Biden administration, citing concerns about how this would reflect on the NATO alliance, and if it would spark further nuclear tensions with Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hit back saying, "Listen: We have a war! We do not have time for all these signals. This is not ping pong! Do not shift the responsibility. Send us planes.”

Ukraine's Air Force is said to have 210 military aircraft including 98 combat aircraft, according to the Flight International 2022 World Air Forces database.

As per a military blog, Oryx, estimates suggest that Ukraine has lost more than 30 fighter jets in the six weeks of the conflict.

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