US Air Force AH-64 helicopter WASHINGTON Feb 24 US deploys to reinforce NATO's eastern flank up to eight of the latest F-35 fighter jets and three dozen AH-64 attack helicopters amid tensions over Ukraine, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. «We are talking about the transfer of up to eight F-35 fighters from Germany to several operational locations along the eastern flank «, — he said at a briefing for reporters. Kirby added that 20 attack helicopters will be sent from Germany to the Baltic countries, another 12 — from Greece to Poland. In addition, the US is sending a battalion task force of 800 troops to the Baltics, he reiterated. The increase, Kirby said, is temporary. Ukrainian military fired on Horlivka, Donetsk saysPosted: Petr Popadyuk
