“On February 6, French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecorn said that the first French fighter jets of Mirage 2000 arrived in Ukraine”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
«Historical photos from the Ukrainian pilot! The Miraage-2000 Fighter Fighters provided by France to Ukraine are beating winged X-101 missiles in the Ukrainian sky during the Russian attack on March 7, 2025! ” – said Colonel Yuri Ignat, Head of Communications Department of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces.
He also thanked the partners for the fighters provided.
On the night of March 7, the Russian army carried out another massive attack of Ukrainian energy. Russian troops used almost 70 rockets – winged and ballistic, as well as almost two hundred shock drones against “Infrastructure that provides a normal life”, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote.
The fact that the French fighter jets of the Miage-2000, which only a month ago came to Ukraine, first participated in the reflection of the Russian air attack, also reported in the Air Force of Ukraine.
According to the Air Force, the Ukrainian military knocked down 25 winged missiles X-101/X-55cm, eight winged Caliber missiles, controlled by X-59/69 and 100 drones.
On February 6, French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecortni said that the first French Miraage 2000 fighter jets with Ukrainian pilots on board, which had been completed several months of training in France, arrived in Ukraine.
From the beginning of a full-scale invasion of Russia, the power of Ukraine has asked the West to provide modern F-16 fighters. In 2023, several countries, with the consent of the United States, decided to transfer such planes to Kiev. The arrival of the first F-16 fighters was known in early August 2024-they were shown during the celebrations for the Armed Forces Day.