Lithuania to Finance Production of Long-Range Drones for Ukraine: First Tranche of €10 Million Agreed

Lithuania will finance the production of Ukrainian long-range drones. The first tranche of €10 million has already been agreed. This was reported by the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine.

Defence Minister of Ukraine Rustem Umerov signed the relevant memorandum in Vilnius with his Lithuanian counterpart Laurynas Kasčiūnas.

Umerov said that this is a long-term agreement under which the first tranche of €10 million has already been agreed.

‘Lithuania will allocate these funds for the production of Ukrainian long-range weapons, in particular the Palianytsia project,’ the defence minister said.

The minister also noted that the Lithuanian side is already working on finalising bureaucratic procedures, and the first tranche to support Ukrainian DeepStrike will be transferred in the near future.

In addition to signing the memorandum, the defence ministers discussed key priorities for 2025: training and equipping Ukrainian brigades, providing ammunition and air defence systems, and developing cooperation in the defence industry.

Last week, Rustem Umerov said that Norway would also finance the production of Ukrainian weapons and equipment, thus joining the ‘Danish model’ of military support for Ukraine.