Ukraine will receive 30 thousand new UAVs from the Drone Coalition
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Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:01:00 +0200
Ukraine will receive 30 thousand new dronesThis was reported by the press service of the British Ministry of Defense.The new aid to Ukraine was announced by British Defense Minister John Healy together with Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds at a meeting of the Defense Contact Group, which took place on January 9 at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.It is noted that 30,000 drones will be sent to Ukraine after the international drone coalition, led by Britain and Latvia, concludes contracts worth 45 million pounds sterling about 55.3 million dollars.
Funding for the new drones comes from Britain, Denmark, the Netherlands, Latvia and Sweden.
Drone Coalition for UkraineIn 2024, Ukraines allies created a drone coalition aimed at supplying drones to the Ukrainian military to defend against Russian aggression.
Nearly 20 countries joined the initiative.The coalition is led by Latvia and the United Kingdom.In addition, the partner countries that make up the coalition have created a joint fund, the funds from which are used to purchase drones for Ukrainian defenders.
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