AFU receives 100 FPV drones from Latvia as part of charity initiative. PHOTOS
Ukraine's defenders received 100 FPV drones from Latvia as part of the Drones for the Armed Forces public charity initiative.
This was reported by the Embassy of Ukraine in Latvia on Facebook, Censor.NET reports.
It is noted that on 3 February, the Embassy of Ukraine in Latvia hosted an event with the participation of the Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia Dace Melbarde, Ambassador of Ukraine Anatolii Kutsevol and the head of the Ziedot.lv charity foundation Ruta Dimante, during which the shipment of 100 Latvian-made FPV drones to Ukraine was announced.
Under the coordination of the Embassy of Ukraine in Latvia, these drones will be handed over directly to two Ukrainian military units - the 21st Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard of Ukraine's "Rage" brigade.
"The funds for the purchase of these drones were raised, in particular, during the charity initiative of Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže, who ran the Riga Half Marathon in May 2024, calling on the public to donate to the drones that the Ukrainian military desperately needs," the embassy said.
The project is being implemented in cooperation with the Embassy of Ukraine in Latvia and the Latvian charity foundation Ziedot.lv and has raised about 130 thousand euros so far.
"The purchase of one such drone can destroy millions of dollars worth of enemy military equipment. In this way, we will help Ukrainian defenders to defeat the manpower and equipment of the Russian occupiers, while supporting the Latvian economy and local drone manufacturers," Kutsevol said.
