June 12, 2019 (www.army-technology.com) The
Lithuanian Government has decided to donate Soviet-made light small arms
ammunition to the Ukraine Ministry of Defence (MoD). Worth €255,000 and
transferred on a non-reimbursable basis, the ammunition can be used in
automatic rifles, machine-guns to ensure national security and defence. The
Lithuanian Armed Forces is currently not using the munitions and is not
planning to use them in future. Lithuania National Defence Minister Raimundas
Karoblis said: “The transfer of assets is a part of consistent and
comprehensive Lithuanian support to Ukraine as it strengthens its defence
capabilities in order to ensure independence, sovereignty, and territorial
integrity of the country.”
Lithuania donates ammunitions
worth €255,000 to the Ukraine Defence Ministry Credit: MoD archive.
The Baltic state has been providing military aid,
political support and legally permitted assistance to Ukraine since 2014 when
Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula, an autonomous republic within Ukraine.
Lithuania’s material assistance and weaponry element to the Ukrainian Armed
Forces falls under all applicable international agreements and conventions, as
well as European Union and national legislation. The transferred assets can
also be used by the Ukrainian MoD’s subordinate institutions. They can be deployed
during participation in regional and collective agreements, and activities in
compliance with the Charter of the United Nations. In a statement, the
Lithuania National Defence Ministry said: “The stance has the support of
Lithuania’s population; 64% of respondents in a public opinion poll carried by
request of the Ministry of National Defence late last year were in favour of
Lithuania’s military assistance to Ukraine.” “Also, Lithuania and allies assist
Ukraine in its reform, training and mentoring of its armed forces, Lithuania
provides medical care for injured Ukrainian soldiers.”
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