In the coming days, Lithuania will provide Ukraine with Stinger missile systems
In the coming days, Ukraine will receive a batch of Stinger anti-aircraft missile systems from Lithuania as part of expanding military assistance.
This was announced by the Prime Minister of Lithuania Ingrida Šimonytė, quoted by Interfax-Ukraine.
"We're increasing the number of military instructors in Ukraine and will provide Ukraine with additional weapons and military equipment.
I've informed the Prime Minister that in the coming days, Stinger anti-aircraft missile systems will arrive in Ukraine. I hope and sincerely wish that Ukraine will never have to use them," Šimonytė told a news conference with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal in Kyiv on Thursday.
To recap, on January 31, the Lithuanian government set a newly created needs assessment mission up in Ukraine to assess Ukraine's needs for additional assistance from Lithuania and coordinate assistance in the face of Russia's aggression.
In response to Russia's aggressive actions, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia have decided to provide Ukraine with Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and Javelin anti-tank missiles.
This assistance is provided with the permission of the United States government to transfer American-made equipment to a third party.
