Latvia will send Stinger air defense systems, helicopters and drones to Ukraine

Delfi writes about it.

This week, Minister of Defense Ināra Mūrniece visited Ukraine, where she met with the head of Ukrainian Ministry of Defense Oleksii Reznikov. During the meeting, ministers discussed in detail the effectiveness of support already provided by Latvia and planned deliveries of military support to Ukraine.

"During a conversation with the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, I confirmed unwavering support  and people of Latvia to Ukraine in this terrible war. In the near future, we will send new batches of military support to Ukraine - Stinger anti-aircraft missile complexes, helicopters, machine guns with ammunition and unmanned aerial vehicles. Latvia will continue training soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at different levels this year. It is planned to increase intensity of training and train at least twice as many Ukrainians as we did in 2022," Mūrniece said after the meeting.

In November 2022, Ziedot.lv fund launched "Good News" fund-raising campaign, which raised 439,768 euros, which will go towards purchase of Latvian-made military equipment and equipment.

On January 25, in the building of the 19th combat support battalion of Zemessardze in Ulbroka, an event will held to send the first batch of equipment.

• On January 12, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Chairman of the Latvian Saeima, Edvards Smiltēns. During conversation with whom he discussed humanitarian and defense support for Ukraine.