Ukraine gets the fighter jets it coveted, but will F-16s come too late for the counteroffensive?
Ukraine only recently submitted names of the pilots to be trained and more than half of them need English training to be able to read commands and manuals, a U.S. official said.
Mechanics and engineers also need to be trained, while there are a number of lingering questions, including what weapons the West will supply to arm the jets.
That means it could take until next summer at the earliest, if not much longer, for Ukrainian squadrons to be ready for battle, analysts said.
