Illustration/ Transmitted by France Ukraine Mirage 2000 fighters proved their worth in combat
The mass Russian attack first helped to repel the French Mirage 2000 fighters – reported the command of the Ukrainian Air Force. As added, the machines arrived in Ukraine a period ago. Ukrainian defence minister Rustem Umierov stated that Mirage 2000 would be a "new component of protection". Before use, machines have undergone method improvements.
"On the night mission to repel the Russian attack, fighters, including aircraft, were engaged F-16 and Mirage 2000. It is worth noting that French fighters that arrived in Ukraine only a period ago, For the first time, they were active in repelling an enemy strike.“They informed the Air Force in Telegram.
Ukraine's defence minister Rustem Umierov reported on 6 February that his country had received the first French Mirage 2000 aircraft and stated that they would “new component of the protection of Ukrainian sky‘. The government typical in Kiev did not give a circumstantial number of fighters that Ukraine received.
War in Ukraine. French Mirage 2000 fighters helped fight Russia
According to a study in the French Parliament on the budget, Ukraine should receive six Mirage 2000-5 fighters out of 26which have the French armed forces. The Defence Ministry in Paris never officially confirmed this number nor denied it.
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However, it is clear that machines have undergone any method improvements. In October 2024, French defence minister Sebastien Lecornu said that additional equipment was installed in them to attack ground targets, as well as electronic combat measures to aid counter Russian interference.
French portal AvionsLegendaires reported in January that machines have been adapted to carry French-British missiles SCAPP/Storm Shadow.
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