Ukrainian pilots graduate RAF training 'ready to show the world what we can do'
The Ukrainian pilots completed 50 hours of training in Grob tutor aircraft and also received English lessons.
Sian Grzeszczyk Melbourne is an award-winning journalist with more than 17 years of experience, including nearly a decade reporting for the BBC. She was based at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus for two years, is a military spouse and was the first British journalist to fly in a US Army Apache attack helicopter and even briefly take the controls. Sian specialises in covering the RAF, politics, military chiefs and military royal engagements.
The Ukrainian pilots completed 50 hours of training in Grob tutor aircraft and also received English lessons.
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