Ukraine-Russia war latest: Ukrainian military loses first French Mirage fighter jet in crash ahead of peace talks
Ukraine’s military has confirmed the loss of a Mirage 2000 fighter jet supplied from France to a crash yesterday after it experienced equipment failure during an assignment, with the pilot ejecting safely.
This marks Kyiv’s first loss of a Mirage jet since Ukraine’s military started receiving them earlier this year. “Equipment failure occurred, which the pilot reported to the flight controller,” a military statement said on Telegram.
This comes as Russia has said it is unlikely to agree to a peace deal despite fresh ceasefire negotiations with Ukraine expected to take place today.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said: “There is no reason to expect any breakthroughs in the category of miracles – it is hardly possible in the current situation.”
The third round of talks are set to take place in Istanbul, Turkey after previous summits n May and June failed to yield any results, except agreement on swapping prisoners of war.
“We intend to pursue our interests, we intend to ensure our interests and fulfil the tasks that we set for ourselves from the very beginning,” Mr Peskov said.
