Lithuania will soon hand over a large amount of ammunition for combat training to Ukraine
Photo of the Office of the President / Robert Dakaus.
In Kyiv, the unified president Gitanas announced that Lithuania will soon transfer combat training ammunition and M113 rifles to Ukraine.
Supplemented with quotes from A. Anauskas
This was announced by the Lithuanian leader during a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi.
G. Nausda noted that Lithuania has provided military aid to Ukraine since the beginning of the war and continues to provide it.
And I also came with the wrong hands. today’s new package consists of ammunition and deimt arvoi. We are quickly parading the anti-drones produced in Lithuania. we know that these systems are very necessary for you, says G. Nausda, where UNIAN quotes.
The ammunition to be handed over will consist of imitation shells, explosive packages, and grenades, according to a statement issued later by the Kratos Ministry of Security.
According to Arvydas Anuauskas, the Minister of Intelligence and Security, who was together with the President in Kyiv, the possibility of training Ukrainian soldiers in Lithuania was also discussed in the meeting with the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Oleksiis Reznikov.
alis gets a lot of M113s, so we can train ukrainian mechanics or their instructors. We also support the training of an imination specialist. We are flexible and willing to help as much as we can, of course, taking into account the needs of Ukraine, A. Anuauskas is quoted in the report.
The two ministers also held a meeting with the president, where directions for further cooperation were discussed.
G. Nausda said after the meeting that Lithuania will never get tired of supporting Ukraine and war will not become a bad everyday thing for it.
We will not get tired, we will not forget, the war in Ukraine will never become a bad everyday thing for us, we will not let others get tired and tired, both in the East and in the West, said G. Nausda.
The leader of Lithuania said that he has no doubt that Ukraine will win the war where Russia started, but today it is still difficult to say when.
I know that victory will come, that you deserve it, but today it is still difficult to say when it will be achieved. We want it to happen as quickly as possible, said the president.
Ukrainian President V. Zelenskis said at the press conference that Ukraine received the first Stinger missiles from Lithuania, and the aid provided shows how close the two countries are.
On the most difficult day, February 24, Gitan was the first person I spoke to. Lithuania provided important defense support to Ukraine. I have already told about it many times and I repeat it with great pride, that Ukraine received the first stingers from our friend Lithuania. Once again, thank you very much, V. Zelenskis said at the joint press conference.
According to him, this and other humanitarian initiatives together with all the aid we received to Lithuania, first of all, military aid, highlight how close we are, how we feel for each other and how ready we are to respond together to what is happening to Ukraine, Lithuania, and the whole of Europe.
Order of Vytautas the Great with a gold chain for G. Nausda V. Zelenski. he received the highest Lithuanian state award for his merits in defending free and democratic values in Europe together with the Ukrainian people.
Until now, the Lithuanian military support provided to Ukraine includes Stinger air defense systems, pressurized weapons, armored vests and helmets, 120 mm mortars, automatic weapons, ammunition, thermal imagers, drones, anti-drones, surveillance radars, M113 armored personnel carriers, heavy vehicles, and all-terrain vehicles. Also Bayraktar TB2 drone with ammunition, which was bought with the money collected for the castle.
In total, the military support provided by Lithuania to Ukraine amounts to about 123 million. Euro.
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