"The Air Force is slotted to train 12 UKR[ainian] pilots in FY [fiscal year] [20]24. They will all graduate between May and August," the spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Last month, the US Air National Guard started to train a small group of Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine would lead to a further escalation in the conflict because the aircraft has a modification that makes them nuclear-capable and represents a direct threat to Russia.