'Message to the world' - Lithuanians club together to buy drone for Ukraine
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Hundreds ofLithuaniansareclubbingtogethertobuyan advanced militarydroneforUkrainein its war against Russia, in a show of solidarity with a fellow country formerly under Moscow's rule.
Some 3 million euros ($3.2 million) have been raised in just three days - out of the 5 million euros needed - largely in small amounts, according to Laisves TV, a Lithuanian internet broadcaster that launched the drive.
"Before this war started, none of us thought that we would bebuying guns. But it's a normal thing now. Something must be done for the world to get better," said Agne Belickaite, 32, who sent 100 euros as soon as the fundraising launched on Wednesday.
"I've been donating tobuyguns forUkrainefor a while now. And will do so until the victory," she told Reuters, adding she was motivated in part by fears Russia could attack Lithuania.
Thedronehas proven effective in recent years against Russian forces and their allies in conflicts in Syria and Libya, and its purchase is being orchestrated by Lithuania's Ministry of Defence, which told Reuters it planned to sign a letter of intent tobuythe craft from Turkey next week.
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Ukrainehas bought more than 20 Bayraktar TB2 armeddrones from Turkish company Baykar in recent years and ordered a further 16 on Jan. 27. That batch was delivered in early March.
"This is the first case in history when ordinary people raise money tobuysomething like a Bayraktar. It is unprecedented, it is unbelievable," Beshta Petro,Ukraine's ambassador to Lithuania, told Laisves TV.
Most of the heavy weapons that NATO countries have sent toUkraineso far are Soviet-built arms still in the inventories of eastern European NATO member states, but some have recently started to supply Western howitzers.
"While governments of theworld's largest countries are endlessly deliberating ... Lithuanian society simply comestogetherand, you know, is about to fundraise 5 million euros andbuythedrone- which is an impressive message to the world," said Belickaite.
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