Lithuania will hand over two Mi-8 helicopters and L70 anti-aircraft guns to Ukraine, Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas announced on Thursday.
"Lithuania's new lethal weapons support package will include dozens of L-70 anti-aircraft guns, ammunition and two Mi-8 helicopters. The total value of the transfer is around 125 million euros," the minister said on Twitter.
The handover of L70 anti-aircraft guns was first announced by President Gitanas Nausėda during his visit to Ukraine earlier this month.
Lithuania acquired the short-range anti-aircraft guns, which first entered production in the late 1940s, from Sweden in 2000. The Soviet-era Mi-8 helicopters are in use both in Lithuania and Ukraine.
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