Report: The Times: Britain is prepared to deploy Typhoon fighter jets to police the skies over Ukraine to help secure peace
The United Kingdom is prepared to deploy Typhoon fighter jets to police the skies over Ukraine to help secure peace.
According to the publication, British ministers are currently discussing such a scenario of support for Ukraine as an alternative to the significant deployment of peacekeeping troops in Ukraine.
The mission could be similar to the one currently being conducted in the Baltic States, which involves providing escorts for Russian aircraft and responding round-the-clock to air threats.
Anonymous government sources told The Times that despite the discussions, the mission required a significant number of aircraft and air defense systems.
A dozen or so Typhoon fighter jets could be on alert around the clock to fight off Russian air attacks, along with UK and European peacekeeping forces in Ukraine.
At the same time, another source from the Royal Air Force told the publication that such a mission is very likely, but discussions are still at an early stage, and it is unknown what decision will be made.
If it is decided to allocate aircraft for this mission, the Typhoon fighter jets will be deployed at Polish air bases in the border areas, from where they can theoretically quickly reach the necessary lines to fight off attacks.
Prior to Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, British aircraft had already conducted exercises in the skies over Ukraine.
For example, during the international exercise Cossack Mace 2021, which took place on the territory of the 235th Interspecies Training Center for Military Units, British Typhoons were involved in the air part of the exercise.
Militarnyi previously reported that the British government is ready to deploy peacekeepers to Ukraine to ensure the implementation of any peace agreement.
According to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Sir Keir Starmer, his direct statement about his readiness to send British peacekeepers to Ukraine should put some pressure on NATO allies, especially Germany, to publicly support the idea of creating a European peacekeeping force in Ukraine.
