Volodymyr Zelensky regrets the loss of a mirage 2000
“Unfortunately, we lost [un] Fighting plane. A very effective French device, one of our mirage hunters »said the head of state early Wednesday in a speech broadcast on the site of the Ukrainian presidency. “The pilot managed to eject and [l’avion] has not been shot by the Russians ”he added.
The Ukrainian air forces had said that the facts took place on Tuesday evening and that“No victim on the ground” had not been identified.
“The pilot reported to the flight director a failure of aeronautical equipment. He then acted with competence, as expected during a crisis situation, and successfully ejected himself ”explained the air force.
This incident marks a new blow for the army of kyiv, which suffers from a lack of air defense means to counter Russian attacks.
Air pilots and mechanics have benefited from training in eastern France to maneuver these fighter planes, designed by the company Dassault Aviation and whose delivery began earlier this year as part of aid provided by France.