The Ukrainian Armed Forces received an addition to the F-16. France modified the Mirage 2000-5 supersonic aircraft sent to Ukraine, arming them with SCALP-EG cruise missiles. The Charter97.org website asked the Ukrainian Armed Forces Colonel, instructor pilot and military expert Roman Svitan to tell us more about these aircraft:

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.

Ukraine has received the Mirage 2000 aircraft promised by France, which have now become a priority target on Russia’s list. The Ministry of Defense in Moscow has extended the $1 million reward for each such aircraft destroyed,

"With Ukrainian pilots trained for several months in France on board, they will now participate in defending Ukraine's sky," French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said.

Sébastien Lecornu said that the first Mirage 2000s are already in Ukraine. He noted that the fighters arrived with pilots trained in France and are r

The French Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets, the first batch of which has been delivered to Ukraine, have the capability to not only intercept Russian missiles but also to strike ground targets with long-range SCALP/Storm Shadow missiles.

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.

French Armed Forces released a video on Friday, 7 February, showing Ukrainian pilots training on Mirage 2000-5 aircraft, which recently arrived in Ukraine. Source: French Armed Forces on X (Twitter),