Slovakia delivers first four Soviet-era MiG-29 jets to Ukraine

Slovak air force MiG-29s fly over an airport during an airshow in Malacky, Slovakia, last August (Petr David Josek/AP

The first four of 13 Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets that Slovakia decided to give Ukraine have been safely handed over to the Ukrainian air force, the Slovak defence ministry said.

The ministry said the warplanes were flown from Slovakia to Ukraine by Ukrainian pilots with help from the Slovak air force, Ukrainian personnel and others.