Lithuania will give Ukraine armored vehicles, ammunition and modern anti-drones. This was announced by Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda during a visit to Kiev on July 28, he is quoted by Glavred.
“I did not come empty-handed. Today, the new package is ammunition and ten armored vehicles. We will soon show the anti-drones that are made in Lithuania. We know that you really need these systems.”
In Kyiv, Nauseda held talks with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and spoke in the Verkhovna Rada. Zelensky published a photo from the meeting and a video of the speech of the Lithuanian leader in his Telegram channel.
Nauseda also presented Zelensky with the highest award of Lithuania - the Order of Vytautas the Great with a golden chain.
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, Western countries have been providing Ukraine with weapons, humanitarian and financial assistance. The United States has transferred HIMARS MLRS to Ukraine several times, the country will soon have 16 American MLRS. According to the US Department of Defense, the country has already allocated about $8 billion in security assistance. The UK government is supplying Ukraine with M270 multiple launch rocket systems and guided munitions that can hit a target at a distance of up to 80 km. Britain became the first European country to send lethal weapons to the Ukrainian army to repel Russian aggression. The European Union, in turn, recently sent another €500 million to provide military assistance to Ukraine. In total, Europe donated € 2.5 billion for weapons for Kiev. The Insider analyzed how the supply of Western weapons actually affects the course of the war in Ukraine.