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Slovakia reopens criminal case over fighter jet, air defense systems donation to Ukraine

Kyiv Independent30 October 2026, 15:26 UTCUkraine

Slovakia's Prosecutor General Maros Zilinka said on Oct. 30 that he had reopened a criminal case against former Prime Minister Eduard Heger and former Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad over their decision to donate Slovakia's fleet of MiG-29 fighter jets and Soviet-era KUB air defense systems to Ukraine in spring 2023.

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