Ukraine received Bayraktar combat drone from Lithuania

Turkish-made Bayraktar unmanned aerial vehicle transferred from Lithuania on the Ukraine. This was announced on Friday by the head of the office of the Ukrainian President Andrey Ermak.

Yermak expressed gratitude to the people of Lithuania and the Turkish company Baykar Makina, a manufacturer of drones.

The name “Hawk” was given to the drone in Lithuania, where it was delivered on July 4.

Lithuania wanted to purchase in Turkey for the money that the inhabitants of the country collected (about €6 million) a combat drone for transfer to Ukraine. However, the manufacturer of these devices said that he would give it to Lithuania free of charge.

The Turkish side also expressed the wish that €4.4 million of the deal intended to pay for the transaction be used to provide humanitarian and other assistance to Ukraine, and Vilnius used the rest to equip the device with weapons. For him, guided air-to-ground missiles were purchased.