A Ukrainian crew operating one of their country's few Dassault Mirage 2000s said their French-built fighter has been nearly 100% effective against Russia's weapons. The Ukrainian Air Force released a video about the fourth-generation combat jet on Wednesday, in which a Mirage pilot and several technicians discussed the aircraft at a forward airstrip. "The effectiveness of intercepting enemy drones and missiles on this aircraft is 98%. These are impressive numbers," said the pilot as he sat inside his single-seat Mirage 2000-5.
The Polish military scrambled fighter jets and placed air defense systems on high alert after drones crossed into Polish airspace during Russian strikes near Poland's border with Ukraine, Polish authorities said on September 10. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the military fired on the objects, while the Polish Defense Ministry said an operation was under way related to repeated violations of Polish airspace.
Patriot batteries are comprised of radar and control systems, launcher stations, and interceptor missiles, making them one of the world's best air defense systems capable of intercepting a variety of threats.
"Russian aviation poses a threat not only to peaceful cities but also directly to the front line," Ukraine's 28th Mechanized Brigade explained in a post on the Telegram messaging app, adding that Russian planes, helicopters, and reconnaissance drones appear over infantry positions regularly.
An overnight Ukrainian drone attack on an oil depot near the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi has ignited a raging fire, as the two countries traded strikes at the end of one of the deadliest weeks in Ukraine in recent months.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that Germany is ready to buy US-made Patriot air defense systems for Ukraine amid ongoing Russian aerial attacks. He confirmed Germany's willingness to acquire additional systems to bolster Ukraine's defense during the Ukraine Recovery Conference.
