Ukraine is getting Soviet-era fighter jets from Poland after Germany approves transfer

• Poland will provide Ukraine with five Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets.
• The jets originally belonged to East Germany during the Soviet era and were sold to Warsaw.
• The German government approved the transfer on Thursday.

The German government on Thursday authorized Poland to transfer five Soviet-era fighter jets to Ukraine, boosting Kyiv's ability to challenge Russia by air.

Poland obtained the MiG-29 jets from Germany in the early 2000s, according to media reports. They were originally used by the armed forces in Communist-era East Germany.