“Soon they will start performing combat missions”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
“The Air Force of the Armed Forces received the long-awaited reinforcement-the first French fighters of Mirage 2000 and F-16 from the Kingdom of the Netherlands. These modern combat vehicles in Ukraine and will soon begin combat tasks, strengthening our defense and the ability to effectively withstand Russian aggression, ”he wrote in the telegram.
Miraage 2000 Umerov called a “strategically important contribution” to Ukraine’s security.
Also, the Air Force of the Armed Forces reports. President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the last supply of Ukraine continues to increase the fleet of F-16 fighters, and the Netherlands continue to fulfill their obligations to support this effort.
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The Netherlands has not been reported at this time.
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.
In June 2024, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the beginning of preparation of pilots and mechanics for the use of Miraage 2000 aircraft, which Paris promises to provide Kiev. Then Macron refused to name the exact number of aircraft.
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.