What Others Write About the Czech Republic – 12 November 2026
Slovak HNonline.sk and Ukrainian "Yevropeiska Pravda", citing Czech iDNES.cz, report an announcement that Czech L-39 Skyfox aircraft will be handed over to Ukraine for combating drones. Both outlets describe the same potential delivery as a shift from coalition disputes to concrete declarations.

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- According to HNonline.sk, Czech Minister of Industry and Trade Karel Havlíček discussed with Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhiy Svyrydenko the delivery of 12 additional Skyfoxes, on top of the four already confirmed.
- HNonline.sk reports that Aero Vodochody produces about 12 such aircraft per year and can increase production to 18.
- According to "Європейська правда" (European Pravda), citing iDNES.cz, First Deputy Prime Minister Karel Havlíček announced during his visit to Kyiv the possibility of transferring 16 Skyfoxes in total; the figure of 12 is so far only a preliminary declaration.
- "Європейська правда" recalls that the transfer of light L-159 aircraft was previously rejected, and Skyfox production was blocked by the lack of government approval; the rejection was reportedly due, among other things, to the anti-Ukrainian stance of the SPD party in the coalition.
- HNonline.sk notes that the anti-drone version, Drone Hunter, which is still being developed, would likely be intended for Ukraine.
Slovak press
Slovak HNonline.sk reports that the Czech Republic could transfer 16 Skyfox aircraft to Ukraine, according to Czech Minister of Industry and Trade Karel Havlíček, who discussed with Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhiy Svyrydenko the delivery of an additional 12 aircraft. HNonline.sk notes that four Skyfoxes had previously been confirmed, and that Aero Vodochody produces about 12 such aircraft per year and may increase this number to 18. According to the outlet, the anti-drone version Drone Hunter, which is still being developed, would likely be intended for Ukraine (Česko by mohlo dodať Ukrajine 16 lietadiel Skyfox, uviedol Havlíček, ktorý rokoval s Koreckým – HNonline.sk).
Ukrainian press
According to the Ukrainian "Європейська правда" (European Pravda), citing the Czech portal iDNES.cz, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Karel Havlíček announced during his visit to Kyiv that the Czech Republic may transfer 16 L-39 Skyfox interceptor aircraft to Ukraine for combating drones; four of them had previously been confirmed, while the remaining 12 are so far only a preliminary declaration (Чехія може передати Україні 16 літаків для протидії дронам – Європейська правда). The same "Європейська правда" recalls that the transfer of light L-159 aircraft was previously considered, but coalition parties, including the anti-Ukrainian SPD, rejected this proposal, and Skyfox production carried out by Aero Vodochody was recently blocked by the lack of government approval. Slovak HNonline.sk reports that Havlíček discussed the delivery of these 12 aircraft with Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhiy Svyrydenko, and that the anti-drone version Drone Hunter, still in development, would likely be intended for Ukraine. Both reports concern the same potential delivery of Czech aircraft to Ukraine, so they share a common theme — they show that the matter has moved from the stage of coalition disputes to concrete declarations.
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