In early March, French military aircraft were spotted near occupied Crimea.
Ukrainian military expert Kostyantyn Mashovets wrote about this on Facebook.
" Recently (in early March), a French E-3F SDA aircraft (a radar detection and guidance complex aircraft) visited the airspace over the Black Sea... accompanied by two Rafale C type fighters (according to some reports), according to others - accompanied by two Mirage 2000D...
The Russians themselves report that, in addition to this, a French Beech King Air 350 ER aircraft (a light electronic reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft) is actively and regularly operating "towards Crimea" (in their reports it looks like "it entered the air defense control zone near the Crimean peninsula"), allegedly "from the Romanian air bases ," Mashovets noted.
The Beech King Air 350 ER is equipped with an optoelectronic detection system, a satellite communications system (Satcom) and an electronic reconnaissance system. The aircraft is also equipped with a laser designator capable of "illuminating" targets for laser-guided weapons...
" Mr. Macron clearly wants to prove something... and not only to the bald dwarf from the Kremlin, but also to someone from the Washington hills ," Mashovets wrote.
As Apostrophe reported, French President Emmanuel Macron voiced an alternative to sending European troops to Ukraine .