{"id":1406490,"date":"2026-07-13T14:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T11:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1406490"},"modified":"2026-07-12T12:05:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T09:05:56","slug":"poland-ready-to-help-upgrade-ukraine-s-mig-29-jets-defense-minister-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/poland-ready-to-help-upgrade-ukraine-s-mig-29-jets-defense-minister-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Poland Ready to Help Upgrade Ukraine&#8217;s MiG-29 Jets, Defense Minister Says"},"content":{"rendered":" <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poland has signaled its willingness to assist Ukraine in modernizing its MiG-29 fighter jets, though the financial burden for these upgrades should fall on Ukraine itself or its allied partners.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister W\u0142adys\u0142aw Kosiniak-Kamysz made these remarks Saturday, following memorial ceremonies in the Ukrainian town of Olyka marking the 83rd anniversary of the Volhynia tragedy. <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a> reported the news, citing <a href=\"http:\/\/defence24.pl\/przemysl\/polska-nie-wyklucza-modernizacji-mig-ow-ukrainy-mon-wskazuje-kto-powinien-sfinansowac-projekt\">Defence24.pl.<\/a><\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Addressing the possibility of Poland transferring its MiG-29 jets to Ukraine in exchange for access to Ukrainian drone manufacturing technology, Kosiniak-Kamysz described the current outlook as notably more positive than it had been just days earlier.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He pointed out that Ukraine&#8217;s drone production capacity is now substantial enough that the country exports units to the Middle East \u2014 meaning not all of its output goes toward the war effort, leaving room to share the technology with partners willing to offer support in return.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The minister recalled that Ukraine had initially shown interest in trading drone technology for the MiG-29s, though those talks stalled at one point. He noted that Ukraine has since returned to the negotiating table, and while he remains open to the arrangement, he emphasized that reciprocity and genuine solidarity must underpin any deal.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the question of jet modernization specifically, Kosiniak-Kamysz confirmed Poland&#8217;s readiness to provide support where needed, but made clear that funding would need to come from Ukraine or from allied nations willing to cover the expense.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He expressed confidence that both sides could reach an agreement, provided the principle of reciprocity is upheld.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This follows earlier remarks from Polish Deputy Defense Minister Pawe\u0142 Zalewski in June, who said Ukraine wasn&#8217;t interested in accepting the MiG-29s without prior upgrades, while Warsaw was reluctant to fund those upgrades itself. Kosiniak-Kamysz later confirmed that talks between the two countries on a possible jets-for-drone-technology exchange were ongoing.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also noted that since Russia&#8217;s full-scale invasion began, Poland has delivered roughly PLN 16.5 billion (nearly \u20ac4 billion) in military aid to Ukraine, with 90% of that assistance provided during 2022\u20132023.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/how-the-u-s-and-ukraine-could-rewrite-the-patriot-supply-chain\/\">How the U.S. and Ukraine Could Rewrite the Patriot Supply Chain<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poland has signaled its willingness to assist Ukraine in modernizing its MiG-29 &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1298132,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,49,36415,55],"tags":[76,78,72926],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1406490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","category-ukraine-en","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-ukraine-s-allies-aid"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Poland Ready to Help Upgrade Ukraine&#039;s MiG-29 Jets, Defense Minister Says - Freedom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/poland-ready-to-help-upgrade-ukraine-s-mig-29-jets-defense-minister-says\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Poland Ready to Help Upgrade Ukraine&#039;s MiG-29 Jets, Defense Minister Says - Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Poland has signaled its willingness to assist Ukraine in modernizing its MiG-29 ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/poland-ready-to-help-upgrade-ukraine-s-mig-29-jets-defense-minister-says\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-13T11:43:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mig29_slovakia_1300x750-820x473.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"820\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"473\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Danylo Shportilo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Danylo Shportilo\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uatv.ua\\\/en\\\/poland-ready-to-help-upgrade-ukraine-s-mig-29-jets-defense-minister-says\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uatv.ua\\\/en\\\/poland-ready-to-help-upgrade-ukraine-s-mig-29-jets-defense-minister-says\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Danylo Shportilo\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uatv.ua\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f4fe8d6d08deebcdee69f6671576d2d2\"},\"headline\":\"Poland Ready to Help Upgrade Ukraine&#8217;s MiG-29 Jets, Defense Minister Says\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-13T11:43:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uatv.ua\\\/en\\\/poland-ready-to-help-upgrade-ukraine-s-mig-29-jets-defense-minister-says\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":363,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uatv.ua\\\/en\\\/poland-ready-to-help-upgrade-ukraine-s-mig-29-jets-defense-minister-says\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uatv.ua\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/mig29_slovakia_1300x750.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"\u0413\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0435\",\"\u041d\u0430 \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0443\u044e (\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0439\u0434\u0435\u0440)\",\"Ukraine\u2019s Allies &amp; 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