Latvia hands over 500 more drones to Ukraine as part of drone coalition

Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds has announced this.

“A parcel with more than 500 drones is on its way to Ukraine,” he wrote on social media platform X and confirmed his message with photos of packed boxes with the words ‘Drone Coalition’ on them.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces responded to this message. 

“Thank you for your unwavering support! Together we are stronger!” the Ukrainian Armed Forces said.

Latvia is a member of the International Drone Coalition, which operates within the framework of the Contact Group on Ukraine's Defense. In total, it consists of 14 countries: in addition to Latvia and Ukraine, these are Australia, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Estonia, Italy, Canada, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Germany, France, and Sweden. 

• At the beginning of the month, Latvia announced that in July it would provide Ukraine with more than 2,500 drones worth about EUR 4 million as part of the coalition.
• On July 11, the UK Ministry of Defense reported that the coalition's drone fund for Ukraine had already raised more than EUR 45 million