It doesn't seem like they're is really serious about doing this. First of all, giving the jets to Ukraine would be a loss out of pocket for Poland. They could easily sell them to some African country right ? Then they have to buy F-16s from the US which won't be cheap. It will take time for their pilots to train. In the meantime Poland won't have an active airforce.
Then there's the issue of where they would take off from. Polish airbases ? Ukrainian airbases ? But Ukrainian airbases have been bombed into rubble. Using Polish airbases could lead to retaliation by Russia.
Honestly these jets are likely to get shot down as soon as they cross into Ukrainian airspace but anyways even if they are able to bomb a Russian target, the Russians WILL retaliate. The Poles don't seem to want any part of this so they have suggested handing over the planes to the US and have suggested the US use a German airbase to send them into Ukraine.
I don't think the Germans want any part of this either. I mean America may be safe on its own continent but the Poles/Germans and other NATO countries would have to deal with the fallout. It honestly doesn't look like this is going to realistically happen.
Then there's the issue of where they would take off from. Polish airbases ? Ukrainian airbases ? But Ukrainian airbases have been bombed into rubble. Using Polish airbases could lead to retaliation by Russia.
Honestly these jets are likely to get shot down as soon as they cross into Ukrainian airspace but anyways even if they are able to bomb a Russian target, the Russians WILL retaliate. The Poles don't seem to want any part of this so they have suggested handing over the planes to the US and have suggested the US use a German airbase to send them into Ukraine.
I don't think the Germans want any part of this either. I mean America may be safe on its own continent but the Poles/Germans and other NATO countries would have to deal with the fallout. It honestly doesn't look like this is going to realistically happen.