UK and Latvia lead coalition to provide thousands of drones to Ukraine

Published on February 15, 2024

A Ukrainian serviceman of the 68 Oleksa Dovbush hunting brigade, launches a drone at the frontline near Vuhledar, Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023.

Latvia's defence minister Andris Sprūds said the coalition would set a goal of delivering a million drones to Ukraine.

The UK and Latvia are spearheading a "capability coalition" to provide Ukraine with up to a million battlefield drones to bolster its war efforts.

In a statement released Thursday, the UK government said the coalition would "scale up and streamline" the supply of drones, including first-person view (FPV) drones – the cheap airborne weapons that have become a vital tool in Ukraine's efforts to push back Russia's invasion.

The scale-up of drone supply will provide Ukrainian forces with better situational awareness to target "enemy positions, armoured vehicles, and ships with explosive ordnance," the statement said.

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