Ukraine to receive Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets from France before April 1

13:08, 28.01.2025 1 min read

France will transfer Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to Ukraine by the end of the first quarter of 2025, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said.

""French Mirages will be flying over Ukraine soon. At the end of the quarter, as announced by [French President Emmanuel Macron]," he said on Sud Radio.

According to him, at the end of 2024, Ukrainian pilots and mechanics completed flight training on these aircraft.

As reported, Macron announced his intention to transfer Mirage 2000 fighter jets to Ukraine last summer. In October, the French Foreign Ministry reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces would receive the first aircraft in early 2025. France has also taken over pilot training. At the same time, French media reported that the first delivery of Mirage 2000-5 aircraft from France would include three aircraft. The planes will be armed with Scalp cruise missiles and AASM bombs for air-to-ground combat missions. In total, Ukraine requested the transfer of 12 units of the Mirage 2000.