Ukrainian forces struck an airfield in southern Russia that was being used to launch Iran-designed Shahed drones, Ukraine’s General Staff claimed Thursday, as France said it had delivered a first batch of Mirage fighter jets to Ukraine.

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.

France's defense minister confirmed the first delivery of Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets on Thursday, without going into details about how many were in the consignment.

Dassault Mirage 2000 fighters promised by France have now been delivered to Ukraine, French Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu disclosed on .

KYIV - Ukraine said on Thursday it had received a first batch of French Mirage 2000 fighter jets as well as U.S.-made F-16 fighters from the Netherlands as European allies seek to strengthen Kyiv's hand in its war with Russia.

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

Russia launched over 100 drones and Iskander-M ballistic missiles at Ukraine on the night of February 5, targeting five regions, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports. In particular, during the night,

A drone attack by Ukraine sparked a fire at an oil depot in Russia’s Krasnodar region. Veniamin Kondratyev, the governor of the region, said early on Wednesday, according to the Guardian UK. Meanwhile,