Latvian organisation raises over €200,000 for Ukraine's Azov Brigade

Latvian volunteers have collected around €200,000 in donations to purchase equipment for the Azov 12th Special Forces Brigade of Ukraine's National Guard, which will be sent to Ukraine in October.

Source: LSM.lv, as reported by European Pravda 

Details: The Latvian initiative funded an assistance package for Azov that contains around 100 Latvian-made FPV drones, field rations, two SUVs, and nine large generators.

Support AZOV Latvia, an organisation which maintains close communication with the Ukrainian military, spearheaded the initiative.

Quote: "External support, particularly from Latvians, is really helpful. And the reason that we go there is because – besides the soldiers, who are really driven by such things – people feel they are not alone in this fight and in this struggle," said Guntars Jansons, a representative of Support AZOV Latvia.

The volunteers said they will continue to raise funds for the Azov Brigade on the Ziedot.lv community website until mid-October.

The Latvian Defence Ministry said last month that it will provide Ukraine with tracked combat reconnaissance armoured vehicles which Latvia had previously purchased from the UK.

It has also been reported that Latvia plans to provide Ukraine with hundreds of computers, as well as specialised apparel, binoculars, and other equipment for the defence forces.

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