'Effective aircraft': Air Force comments on transfer of Mirage 2000 to Ukraine

Photo: Illia Yevlash, spokesman of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (Getty Images)

The French Mirage 2000 multipurpose aircraft, which Ukraine will receive, is effective, but now the priority is the supply of American F-16s, states the speaker of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Illia Yevlash.

He noted that the Air Force cannot comment yet on the statement of French President Emmanuel Macron regarding the transfer of Mirage 2000 to Ukrainian defenders.

"We are using the resources we have. However, we are currently counting, of course, on the F-16, which is our main aircraft that will soon arrive in Ukraine and will be able to effectively carry out combat missions," emphasized the Air Force spokesperson.

Yevlash added that supplying other fighters to Ukraine in the future is not ruled out.

"Like all modern aircraft, the Mirage 2000 can effectively perform assigned combat tasks. These tasks can include both air and ground strikes. The aircraft is quite modern, but the F-16 remains a priority," he clarified.

Mirage 2000 for Ukraine

Yesterday, on June 6, the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, announced the transfer of Mirage 2000 aircraft to Ukraine. The exact number planned to be transferred to Ukrainian defenders was not disclosed by the head of the French state.

For more details about the French fighter, you can find in the material by RBC-Ukraine.