France has already spent around 120 million euros to help
the Ukrainian army fight against the Russian invasion, according to information from L'Opinion. Since the start of the war, the French authorities have refused to communicate on the amount and nature of military assistance to Ukraine: our information is therefore neither confirmed nor denied by official sources. Other European countries have been much more transparent about the aid provided to Kyiv.
French aid is of several kinds. One of the most important contributions relates to
satellite imagery . France has several observation satellites (Helios, Pléiades and CSO) which allow it to provide images several times a day to the Ukrainian general staff. It is likely that this will take place in close collaboration with the allies, in particular the Americans.
Light missiles. At the material level, France delivered at least three types of light missiles. Old Milan anti-tank systems (French-German manufacture) and Javelins, more recent machines acquired in the United States during
the war in Afghanistan and stored since then. Mistral Very Short Range Anti-Aircraft Missiles (SATCP) were also supplied. We do not know the volume of these deliveries, but it is probably not very high, given the low ammunition stocks of the French army, pointed out by a recent parliamentary report.
The supply of its weapon systems was accompanied by the training of Ukrainian military personnel called upon to implement them. This took place
before the start of the Russian invasion on February 24. “We did not sit idly by, even if we were not sure that Russia was going to attack”, assures a source familiar with the matter. It is unclear whether these trainings have continued since then and the conditions under which they were delivered.
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