> At the meeting of the Contact Group on the Defense of Ukraine on Friday, the Minister of Defense of Latvia Inara Murniece announced the decision to transfer to Kyiv all the Stinger portable anti-aircraft missile complexes available to the Latvian side.
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> This is reported by “European Pravda”.
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> “Latvia responded to Ukraine’s request for the supply of air defense systems and decided to transfer to Ukraine all the Stinger air defense equipment that we still have. We will do everything possible to deliver them to Ukraine as soon as possible,” announced Murniece.
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> In addition, Latvia continues to implement the training program for Ukrainian servicemen.
> Latvia again hands over cars confiscated from drunk drivers to Ukraine
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> “Our goal was to double the number of Ukrainian soldiers trained in Latvia this year compared to 2022. Now we see that we will be able to train even more servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at various levels. I am sure that by the end of the year Latvia will train almost three thousand soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” said the head of the department.
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> At the same time, the Minister of Defense of Latvia emphasized that Riga, together with other allies, is working on a new initiative to train soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Latvia.
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> Latvia last announced the shipment of Stinger MANPADS to Ukraine in January of this year .
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> The Stinger is one of the most advanced and effective air defense systems, which are also used by many of Latvia’s allies, such as the United States, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Finland, Norway and Lithuania.
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> Military aid to Ukraine from Latvia has already reached 1% of its GDP and exceeded 300 million euros.
I hope all Ukrainian men get the MAN PADS that they need.
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> At the meeting of the Contact Group on the Defense of Ukraine on Friday, the Minister of Defense of Latvia Inara Murniece announced the decision to transfer to Kyiv all the Stinger portable anti-aircraft missile complexes available to the Latvian side.
>
> This is reported by “European Pravda”.
>
> “Latvia responded to Ukraine’s request for the supply of air defense systems and decided to transfer to Ukraine all the Stinger air defense equipment that we still have. We will do everything possible to deliver them to Ukraine as soon as possible,” announced Murniece.
>
> In addition, Latvia continues to implement the training program for Ukrainian servicemen.
> Latvia again hands over cars confiscated from drunk drivers to Ukraine
>
> “Our goal was to double the number of Ukrainian soldiers trained in Latvia this year compared to 2022. Now we see that we will be able to train even more servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at various levels. I am sure that by the end of the year Latvia will train almost three thousand soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” said the head of the department.
>
> At the same time, the Minister of Defense of Latvia emphasized that Riga, together with other allies, is working on a new initiative to train soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Latvia.
>
> Latvia last announced the shipment of Stinger MANPADS to Ukraine in January of this year .
>
> The Stinger is one of the most advanced and effective air defense systems, which are also used by many of Latvia’s allies, such as the United States, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Finland, Norway and Lithuania.
>
> Military aid to Ukraine from Latvia has already reached 1% of its GDP and exceeded 300 million euros.
I hope all Ukrainian men get the MAN PADS that they need.