# Ukrainian pilots to soon start training on French Rafale jets, Zelensky says

https://mins.news/en/item/86702

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-05 15:59 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-pilots-to-soon-start-training-on-french-rafale-jets-zelensky-says/

> President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian pilots will soon begin training on French Rafale aircraft in France as Paris prepares a new defense assistance package. Ukraine and France are also working to localize production of French missiles and aerial bombs in Ukraine, while discussing the Freyja missile defense project.