Turkey to give Lithuania Bayraktar drone it wanted to buy for Ukraine for free

by The Kyiv Independent news desk June 2, 2022 4:12 PM 1 min read

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Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anušauskas announced the news on June 2. Lithuania fundraised 5 million euros to buy a drone for Ukraine. Now the country will use part of the money to buy the needed ammunition for the Bayraktar. The rest of the sum will also be spent to support Ukraine, the minister said.

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