The first Dassault Mirage 2000 fighter for the Ukrainian Air Force has arrived in the country, according to statements from the defense ministries of France and Ukraine. With this development, Ukraine gets its second Western-made fighter type,

Though the aircraft won't be enough to turn the tide in Kyiv's favor, they may make it that much harder for Russia to gain any further ground.

Ukraine’s Air Force got a boost in its fight against Russia on Thursday with the arrival of Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets from France, along with F-16s from the Netherlands.

PARIS — Ukraine received the first Mirage 2000 fighter jets promised by France on Thursday, French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu said, giving the country its second type of Western aircraft in addition to F-16 jets handed over by allies last year.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has received long-awaited reinforcements. Today, February 6, the first French Mirage 2000 fighter jets and F-16s from the Netherlands have arrived, according to the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine.

The first Dassault Mirage 2000 combat aircraft France pledged to donate to Ukraine have arrived in the embattled country, French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu says. The aircraft, which arrived in Ukraine on Feb. 6, were flown by Ukrainian pilots who have undergone months of training in France...

France has officially delivered its first batch of Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to Ukraine, marking a significant boost to Kyiv's air defense capabilities amid its ongoing war with Russia .

The first French Mirage 2000 fighters are already in Ukraine.French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced this on X, the Ukrainian News agency

The first French Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets promised to Ukraine have been delivered, the French Ministry of Armed Forces confirmed.

Ukraine’s General Staff claims the country’s forces struck an airfield in southern Russia that was being used to launch Iran-designed Shahed drones and maintain attack aircraft used in the almost thre