Ukraine President Volodimir Jailonsky confirmed on Wednesday (July 23, 2025) that Ukraine lost a Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft supplied by France. Jailonsky said, “Unfortunately today we lost our fighter aircraft, a French aircraft, a highly effective aircraft, our one Mirage Jet.”
Jailonsky said that the pilot successfully exited the aircraft and he also said that the accident did not happen due to the Russian attack. According to the news agency Xinhua, the Ukrainian Air Force said that the aircraft crashed during a flight mission, causing no casualties on the ground.
Ukraine got Mirage in February
Ukraine received the first batch of Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft from France in February. This was the first time that there has been an accident related to the Mirage aircraft from France in Ukraine. These fighter aircraft were flying Ukrainian pilots, which were trained in France for several months.
On June 6, 2024, French President Emmanuel Macron announced, “France will provide Mirage 2000-5 fighter aircraft to Ukraine.” The French Army will train an entire Ukrainian battalion of 4,500 soldiers, which will be deployed in the battlefield.
French President said this
He said that the supply of French fighter aircraft is not a stress -increasing factor and promised that these weapons would not be used to bomb the citizens. In addition, Macron also did not rule out the possibility of sending military trainers to Ukraine.
He said in an interview that there should be no restriction on this subject. Mirage 2000 is a French fighter aircraft. It has a single-engine and is a fourth generation jet, which is produced by Dassault Aviation. It is capable of carrying accurate-directed weapons including SCALP missiles.
France has limited number of fighter aircraft
However, Kiev has not told how many aircraft France has given or how many aircrafts are planned. According to the French daily Le Monde, the French Air Force has only limited number of fighter aircraft. A report states that these fighter aircraft are barely sufficient for France to fulfill all their daily responsibilities.
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