Latvia will send Stinger anti-aircraft missile complexes, helicopters, machine guns with ammunition and drones to Ukraine.
This week, Defense Minister Inara Murnietse visited Ukraine on a working visit, where she met in Kyiv with Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov. During the meeting, the ministers discussed in detail the effectiveness of the support already provided by Latvia and the planned deliveries of military support to Ukraine.
"During the conversation with the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, I confirmed the unwavering support of the government and residents of Latvia in Ukraine in this terrible war. In the near future, we will send new batches of military support to Ukraine - Stinger anti-aircraft missile complexes, helicopters, machine guns with ammunition, and unmanned aerial vehicles. Latvia will continue training servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at various levels this year, it is planned to increase the intensity of training and train at least twice as many Ukrainians as we did in 2022," Murnies said after the meeting.
Last November, the Ziedot.lv Foundation launched a fundraising campaign called "Good News". During the two months of the campaign, 439,768 euros were donated, which will be used for the purchase of military equipment and equipment produced in Latvia.
On January 25, the event for sending the first batch of equipment will be held in the building of the 19th combat support battalion "Zemessardee" in Ulbrok.