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Lithuania | Fundraising for the purchase of Bayraktar from Turkey for Ukraine
Defence Redefined
Published on 26/05/2022 at 11:53
A fundraising campaign has been launched in Lithuania for the purchase of a Bayraktar unmanned aircraft from Turkey, with the aim of donating it to Ukraine.
Never did people of one country decide to buy a heavy war machine for another country
Until now
Lithuanians are buying Bayraktar for Ukraine
We need 5 million euro. It is a staggering sum, but in less than 24 hours we have already raised 1.5 million euro. pic.twitter.com/dgbcJFy5F6— Andrius Tapinas (@AndriusTapinas) May 26, 2022
In particular, the journalist and presenter of Laisvės TV, Andrius Tapinas, has undertaken the promotion of this initiative, approved by the Ministries of Defence of Lithuania and Turkey. As he writes, the total of 5 million is needed and so far 1.5 million have been collected.
It is worth noting that the population of Ukraine is less than 3 million and the goal is to raise the amount within three weeks. Campaign motto, Bayraktar: Just Do it.
Also read: Ukraine Local production of engines for the Turkish Bayraktar TB2
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