Delivery of the first cargo of French Mirage fighters to Ukraine

reports Mehr News Agency French Defense Minister al-Arabiya announced Thursday that the first” Mirage 2000-5 “fighters had been delivered to Ukraine to help the country defend its airspace against Russia.

Sebastian Lukoro wrote on her personal page on X-Social Network: Today, after several months of training in Ukrainian pilots in France, the first fighters arrived in Ukraine.

The French Defense Minister emphasized that “these fighters will now be involved in defense of Ukrainian airspace” without mentioning the exact number of these fighters.

According to the French Defense Budget report released to the National Assembly last fall, six of the “Heritage 2000-5” fighters are set to a total of 26 French Air Force Has to be sent to Ukraine. However, the Ministry of Armed Forces has refused to approve or reject the number for security reasons.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced in June last year that his country would transfer the fifth version of the Mirage Fighter to Ukraine and train Ukrainian pilots within the framework of military cooperation.