Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu, who announced the transfer of the aircraft, did not specify their number.
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Ukraine received the first Mirage 2000 fighters from France, French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu reported on the social platform
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“On June 6, 2024, President Emmanuel Macron announced the delivery of French Mirage 2000s to Ukraine. The first of them arrived in Ukraine today,” the minister wrote.
The planes arrived with Ukrainian pilots on board, who underwent several months of training in France and will now participate in the defense of Ukrainian skies.
Why Ukraine needs Mirage 2000s
On June 6, 2024, @EmmanuelMacron announced the delivery of French Mirage 2000s to Ukraine.
And while many of our fighters are in France, they are part of the fight against the coronavirus. défendre…
— Sébastien Lecornu (@SebLecornu) February 6, 2025
At the beginning of January, Avions Legendaires wrote that already in January, the Ukrainian Air Force will receive the first three French Mirage 2000-00 fighters of the French Aerospace Forces and modified to perform more complex tasks than before. In total, Ukraine should receive about ten Mirage fighters.
