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according to a report by tass on september 3rd local time, the serbian government said in a statement that some media reported that the contract signed between the country and france's dassault aviation to purchase 12 rafale multi-purpose fighter jets includes the transfer of mig-29 fighter jets from serbia to france, and then these fighter jets will be handed over to ukraine. serbian defense minister bratislav gasic said that this is false information, "the mig fighter jets owned by serbia belong to serbia, and we will never give them to anyone."

mig-29 data map serbian ministry of defense website

gasic stressed: "this is another hateful lie, the purpose of which is to cast a shadow on the purchase of 12 rafale fighters. the mig fighters owned by serbia belong to serbia and we will never give them to anyone."

in addition, gasic pointed out that thanks to the policy of serbian president vucic, the country has modernized its mig-29 fighters. "serbia will not give up its mig-29 fighters under any circumstances, and it will be available for a long time. we will also continue to purchase modern combat equipment to enhance the capabilities of the serbian armed forces and thus maintain peace and stability."

previous reports showed that on august 29 local time, during the visit of french president macron, serbia and france signed 11 multi-field cooperation agreements, including finalizing a 2.7 billion euro contract to purchase french rafale fighter jets.

vucic said this marks the first time that the serbian army has been equipped with western fighter jets, which is of great significance.

the associated press said that the serbian air force's active fighter jets mainly include soviet-made mig-29 fighters. vucic had previously stated that serbia would seek other weapons suppliers after the west imposed sanctions on russia.

according to the serbian ministry of defense website in 2020, the serbian armed forces have 14 mig-29 fighters. in 2017, serbia received 6 mig-29 fighters from russia and put them into service. in 2019, belarus donated 4 mig-29 fighters to serbia.