PoliticsWar Latvia transfers 1,500 fight drones to Ukraine, and Poland has spent $86M on the acquisition of Starlink terminals. Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Latvia has despatched one other 1,500 fight drones to Ukraine; in whole, two Latvian corporations will ship 12,000 drones within the first half of the 12 months. The drones are being supplied as a part of the drone coalition led by Latvia and Britain. Riga equipped Kyiv with round 5,000 UAVs in 2024. Moreover, Ukrainian Ambassador to Latvia Anatoliy Kutsevol said throughout a briefing that a world drone coalition summit might be held in Riga on Could 28. He additionally talked about that Ukraine’s allies are exhibiting elevated curiosity in unmanned applied sciences and funding on this sector.

In the meantime, Poland invested virtually PLN 323M ($86M) in Starlink satellite tv for pc terminals for Ukraine from 2022 to 2024 to supply communications for each the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the civilian inhabitants. No new purchases are deliberate for 2025, however subscription charges will attain PLN 77M ($20M). Ukraine obtained 24,500 terminals from Poland, and an extra 5,100 had been supplied by numerous Polish organizations.