Ukraine will receive its first Gripen fighter jets in December 2026 or January 2027, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. "I think that in December-January we will receive the first Gripens with our Ukrainian pilots," he said at a press conference in Sweden on Thursday. Earlier, Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine expects to receive the first Gripen fighters with a corresponding weapons kit over the next 10 months, which, in particular, will help protect against Russia’s guided aerial bombs (KABs).