Latvia to deliver all available Stinger MANPADS to Ukraine

At the meeting of the Contact Group on the Defense of Ukraine, the Minister of Defence of Latvia, Ināra Mūrniece, announced the decision to hand over all Latvian Stinger portable anti-aircraft missile systems to Kyiv, Report informs referring to Ukrainska 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," Mūrniece said.

In addition, Latvia continues to implement the training program for Ukrainian soldiers.

"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 certain that by the end of the year, Latvia will train almost 3,000 soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," the minister said.