Ukrainian pilots' F-16 training to start in Aug - officials

FILE PHOTO: A Polish Air Force fighter jet F16 flies after a refuelling by an Airbus A330 MRTT "Phenix" in the airspace of Poland as part of NATO's enhanced Air Policing (eAP) to secure the skies over Baltic allies, March 29, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

VILNIUS (Reuters) - A coalition of 11 nations will start training Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets in August in Denmark, and a training centre will be set up in Romania, officials said on Tuesday on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Lithuania.

NATO members Denmark and the Netherlands have been leading international efforts to train pilots as well as support staff, maintain aircraft and ultimately enable the supply of F-16s to Ukraine in its war with Russia.