Ukraine to receive 100 drones for which Latvian foreign minister raised funds

The Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will supply Ukraine with over 100 drones purchased with funds raised by Foreign Minister Baiba Braže by running a half marathon this spring.

Source: European Pravda citing LSM.lv

Details: The Latvian-made drones were named Lāčplēsis in honour of the country's legendary military leader.

Ukraine's Ambassador to Latvia Anatolii Kutsevol, who was present during the transfer, compared Lāčplēsis to Ukrainian Otaman Ivan Sirko [Otaman was a chief officer of the Kish, or central body of government, of the Zaporozhian Host in the 16-18th centuries – ed.].

The current batch of drones will be sent to Ukrainian units fighting near Kramatorsk.

As LSM.lv notes, Ukraine has already received more than 300 Latvian-made Irsis and Lāčplēsis drones for free.

Background:

• Latvia's Foreign Minister Baiba Braže ran the Riga marathon to collect funds for drones for Ukraine, covering the half-marathon distance of 21 kilometres. As a result, she managed to raise 14,000 euros.
• Latvia, along with the UK, is leading the drone coalition that aims to hand over 1 million drones of various types to the Armed Forces of Ukraine by the end of the year.

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