Lithuania plans to train a battalion of Ukrainian troops within the framework of the European Union’s new support mission for Ukraine, Chief of Defence Valdemaras Rupsys has said. “We will probably lead the training of one of the battalions,” he told reporters in Vilnius on December 9. Led by Poland and Germany, the mission was…
Lithuania is doubling the scope of training courses for Ukrainian soldiers, the Defence Ministry has said. “Around 500 Ukrainian troops have already been trained during the courses organised by the Defence Ministry and the Lithuanian Armed Forces in 2022,” the ministry said in a statement. “To strengthen Ukraine’s resilience as soon as possible, the training…
As part of Vilnius’ continuing military assistance to Kyiv, two more PzH2000 howitzers have been repaired in Lithuania and handed over to the Ukraine Armed Forces to be deployed on the battlefield, Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas has said. “Two PzH2000 howitzers repaired in Lithuania have been shipped to Ukraine,” Anusauskas posted on Facebook on December…
The Lithuanian Armed Forces are buying Mercedes-Benz military off-road vehicles for almost 32 million euros, the Defence Ministry reports. It did not say how many vehicles would be purchased. Veho Lietuva, a Mercedes Benz dealership, is to deliver the vehicles under a contract signed by the Defence Materiel Agency this week. “The Mercedes-Benz GD 290s…
Fifty more Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) will be delivered to Lithuania, Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas has said. “On the occasion of the Armed Forces Day, our soldiers are set to receive a major gift as a second batch of 50 JLTVs will be delivered to Lithuania,” Anusauskas wrote on Facebook on November 23. “They…
The Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) and the firm Hyundai Rotem from South Korea will create a consortium to manufacture a Polish version of the Korean firm’s K2 tank. PGZ’s CEO, Sebastian Chwalek said that the consortium should be formed until the end of this month. Under a deal struck with Hyundai Rotem, Poland will buy…
Vilnius decided against handing over medium-range air defence systems, as well as 155mm howitzers, to Ukraine, Lithuanian Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas said on November 21. The decision was made during a meeting of Lithuania’s State Defence Council, called in response to the missile strikes in Poland. It was attended by the country’s top officials, including…