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U.S., Poland Look at Providing Soviet-Era Aircraft to Ukraine
Proposal comes after Ukraine's President Zelensky makes impassioned plea to Congress for Soviet-era jet fighters
As Kherson became the first Ukrainian city to come under Russian occupation, people hid inside their homes. The United Nations said more than one million people fled Ukraine in the first week of war. Photo: Daniel Leal/AFP/Getty Images
By Nancy A. Youssef
, Siobhan Hughes
and Lindsay Wise
Updated March 6, 2022 4:40 am ET
The U.S. is exploring a deal in which Poland would send Soviet-era aircraft to Ukraine in return for American F-16 jet fighters, U.S. officials said Saturday, in the latest bid to help Ukraine respond to Russia's invasion.
The deal would require White House approval and congressional action, U.S. officials said.