Ukraine receives first Mirage 2000 fighters, says French Defense Minister

Sebastien Lecornu mentioned the French President and the first announcement about the transfer of French fighters to Ukraine.

French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced that Ukraine has received the first French Mirage 2000 fighters .

“On June 6, 2024, Emmanuel Macron announced the delivery of French Mirage 2000 aircraft to Ukraine. The first of them arrived in Ukraine today. Ukrainian pilots, who have undergone months of training in France, will now help protect the skies over Ukraine,” he wrote on his page on the X social network (Twitter) .

At the same time, Lekornu did not specify how many planes arrived in Ukraine.

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