Lithuania to send 4,500 drones to Ukraine

Lithuania will hand over 4,500 drones worth €5 million to Ukraine this week.

"I am proud to share that Lithuania is sending 4,500 drones worth 5 million euros to Ukraine this week," Lithuanian Defence Minister Dovilė Šakalienė wrote on X (Twitter).

The defence minister noted that the latest government meeting had approved an accelerated process for transferring state property, reducing bureaucratic delays in providing aid to Ukraine.

I am proud to share that Lithuania is sending 4,500 drones worth 5 million euros to Ukraine this week.

In addition, during the last Government meeting, we approved a new faster procedure for transferring state assets. These changes will significantly reduce the time required for… pic.twitter.com/332p7A4Q6D

– Dovilė Šakalienė (@DSakaliene) January 12, 2025

Media reports have recently indicated that drones destined for Ukraine had been stuck in Lithuanian warehouses due to red tape.

At the end of 2024, nearly the entire newly formed Lithuanian government visited Kyiv.

In late November, Lithuania handed over a new batch of military aid to Ukraine, which contained generators, spare parts for M113 armoured personnel carriers, weapons and ammunition.