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Lithuania crowdfunds $5.4 million to buy Ukraine a feared Bayraktar combat drone
Lithuania has raised €5 million ($5.4 million) from its citizens to buy a Bayraktar TB-2 drone for the Ukrainian military.
The country's official Twitter account celebrated the milestone on Saturday, which it said was achieved in three days thanks mostly to small donations.
Link to tweet
Bayraktar drones are among the most modern and celebrated weapons in Ukraine's arsenal against Russia, and have become a part of Ukrainian military folklore.
Early in the war, the Ukrainian military posted a series of videos showing Bayraktar strikes on columns of Russian armor that left smoking wreckage behind.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/lithuania-crowdfunds-5-4-million-to-buy-ukraine-a-feared-bayraktar-combat-drone/ar-AAXQF6Z