The French Defense Ministry reported the arrival of the first Mirage fighters to Ukraine

The first French Mirage fighter jets have arrived in Ukraine. This was announced by the head of the French Defense Ministry Sebastien Lecornu on February 6.

"On June 6, 2024, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the delivery of French Mirage 2000 aircraft to Ukraine. The first of them arrived in Ukraine today," he wrote on his page on the social network X (former Twitter).

Lecornu also noted that the airplanes are operated by Ukrainian pilots who were trained in France.

Earlier, on January 28, the head of the French Foreign Ministry Jean-Noel Barrot said that the country plans to supply Ukraine with Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets by the end of March 2025.

In November 2024, it was reported that France intends to transfer six Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to Ukraine "with full support".

Western countries have stepped up military and financial support for Ukraine against the backdrop of Russia's special operation to protect Donbass, which was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24, 2022, after the situation in the region worsened due to shelling by the Ukrainian military