In an interview with Voice of America, retired Lieutenant Colonel Dan Hampton, one of the best pilots of the US Air Force, stated that there are enough retired American pilots willing to defend Ukraine's skies, and he even offered to go himself. He urged the governments of Ukraine and the United States to consider the possibility of such an action. He pointed out that the Soviet Union once sent its pilots to fight against the Americans in the skies over Vietnam, and now even the Russian PMC Wagner receives aircraft from the Russian Defense Ministry, piloted by retired officers who signed contracts with Prigozhin. Hampton suggested that the same could be done in reverse, and that many retired officers would be willing to take an F-16 to defend Ukraine. He believes that this interview on Voice of America is a small announcement to the Russians, and a test of the information space.