#Ukraine
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![Fuselage of a Rafale fighter jet on the assembly line at Dassault Aviation’s Cergy facility, September 23, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Fuselage of a Rafale fighter jet on the assembly line at Dassault Aviation’s Cergy facility, September 23, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
![S‑400 air defense systems delivered by Russia stand at the Brestsky training ground in Belarus ahead of joint military drills, February 2022. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "S‑400 air defense systems delivered by Russia stand at the Brestsky training ground in Belarus ahead of joint military drills, February 2022. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Astronomer Javiera Mesias views the total lunar eclipse from the Manuel Foster Observatory telescope in Santiago, Chile, on March 14, 2025. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Imges)]( "From War Zone to Space Lab: How Ukrainian 16-Year-Old Refugee Helps Develop Solar Power for Satellites in UK")
![Ukraine to Receive Rafale Fighter Jets From France—What They Bring to the Battlefield]( "Ukraine to Receive Rafale Fighter Jets From France—What They Bring to the Battlefield")
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![Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi]( "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
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- War in Ukraine
Ukraine and France have signed a long-term defense cooperation pact, under which President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Emmanuel Macron agreed to deepen military coordination for the next decade. Among the key elements of the agreement is the potential transfer of French Rafale multirole fighter jets—a type Ukraine has never operated before.![A cluster of 137 unidentified military trucks is parked on the open apron next to an An-12 transport aircraft. (Source: Strategic Aviation of Russia)]( "A cluster of 137 unidentified military trucks is parked on the open apron next to an An-12 transport aircraft. (Source: Strategic Aviation of Russia)")
![Romania Evacuates Plauru Village After Russian Drone Sets LPG Ship Ablaze Near Izmail Port]( "Romania Evacuates Plauru Village After Russian Drone Sets LPG Ship Ablaze Near Izmail Port")
-1690bde5e23440c54efe52994bcb2ce2.jpg "Ukraine to Receive Rafale Fighter Jets From France—What They Bring to the Battlefield")
-29a1a43aba23f9bb779a1ac8b98d2121.jpeg "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
-111f0e5095e02c02446ffed57bfb0ab1.jpeg "Photo of Roman Kohanets")