Latvia sent a batch of over 500 drones (UAVs) to Ukraine.
"A shipment of more than 500 drones begins its journey to Ukraine," Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds wrote in X.
At the beginning of July, the Ministry of Defense of Latvia informed that more than 2 500 combat drones of various types worth €4 million will be handed over to Ukraine. All these UAVs were produced by 7 Latvian companies. The first batch of 300 drones arrived within days of the announcement, with the rest expected to arrive this month. Spruds does not specify the details, probably these 500 drones are the second batch.
- As a member of the drone coalition, Latvia is constantly working on sending drones to Ukraine in accordance with the needs of the army and investing heavily in their production. During this year, Latvia will invest €20 million in the Drone Coalition for Ukraine, of which more than €10 million will be used to purchase drones from Latvian companies.
- The drone coalition for Ukraine was launched on February 17, 2024 within the framework of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine ("Ramstein" format). Latvia and Great Britain acted as co-leaders of the initiative. Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Lithuania, Estonia, Canada and the Netherlands have also joined the coalition — a total of 14 countries are already in the coalition. Now more than €500 million has been collected for the supply of drones to Ukraine.