Ukraine to receive 100 drones for which Latvian foreign minister raised funds

Baiba Braže, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia. Photo: Flickr.com/latvianmfa

The Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will supply Ukraine with over 100 drones purchased with funds raised by Foreign Minister Baiba Braže by running a half marathon this spring.

Source: European Pravda citing LSM.lv

Details: The Latvian-made drones were named Lāčplēsis in honour of the country’s legendary military leader.

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Ukraine’s Ambassador to Latvia Anatolii Kutsevol, who was present during the transfer, compared Lāčplēsis to Ukrainian Otaman Ivan Sirko [Otaman was a chief officer of the Kish, or central body of government, of the Zaporozhian Host in the 16-18th centuries – ed.].

The current batch of drones will be sent to Ukrainian units fighting near Kramatorsk.

As LSM.lv notes, Ukraine has already received more than 300 Latvian-made Irsis and Lāčplēsis drones for free.

Background:

• Latvia’s Foreign Minister Baiba Braže ran the Riga marathon to collect funds for drones for Ukraine, covering the half-marathon distance of 21 kilometres. As a result, she managed to raise 14,000 euros.
• Latvia, along with the UK, is leading the drone coalition that aims to hand over 1 million drones of various types to the Armed Forces of Ukraine by the end of the year.

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