The United States bought dozens of Soviet aircraft from Kazakhstan, which they can transfer to Ukraine, the Ukrainian publication Kyiv Post reported.
However, Kazakhstan denies such a deal.
According to the publication, in October Kazakhstan put up 117 old Soviet-era combat aircraft for sale at auction, and now it has become known that the United States bought 81 of them through offshore intermediaries.
We are talking about MiG-31 interceptors, MiG-27 fighter-bombers, MiG-29 fighters and Su-24 bombers produced in the 1970s and 1980s.
Kazakhstan denies that the US bought the planes.
“Tenders for the sale of aviation equipment were held only for Kazakh companies with the appropriate license with the condition of mandatory liquidation. Foreign companies were prohibited from participating,” Kazspecexport said.
CentralasianLIGHT.org
April 29, 2024