Slovakia suspects Russian sabotage of fighter jets bound for Ukraine.

Russian technicians may have intentionally sabotaged the operation of Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets owned by the Slovak army, according to Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď. The faults may have been intentionally caused by Russian technicians, which were present at Sliač air base in Slovakia until last year. The Slovak army has not used the jets since August 2022 and recently gave them to Ukraine. The Russian Embassy in Slovakia blamed the delivery of fighter jets to Ukraine for an unpredictable and dangerous escalation of the conflict.