Lithuania handed over to Ukraine HMMWV and body armor

Lithuania handed over to Ukraine high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles HMMWV and body armor.

Militarnyi informs.

Vehicles and personal protective equipment arrived on today’s flight from the Lithuanian air base Šiauliai. It also delivered to our country Stinger anti-aircraft missile systems, which Lithuania handed over to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv mentioned the transfer of HMMWV on Twitter:

Раді бачити, як Литва сьогодні та вчора доставляла Україні зенітно-ракетні комплекси Stinger, а також Humvee. Ось як виглядає підтримка союзниками оборони України. Ми – разом з Україною. #StandwithUkraine pic.twitter.com/JAsfdHi1Lv

— U.S. Embassy Kyiv (@USEmbassyKyiv) February 13, 2022

However, in the photo from the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, not all the vehicles transferred to us by Lithuania, in the article about the delivery of MANPADS, we published photos from the Defense Department of Lithuania on the loading of a special vehicles based on HMMWV:

In this variant, medical cars, communication and control vehicles, or for example counter-battery radars, which are already in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine, are manufactured:

The photo from the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense shows the moment of loading the vehicle with the aggregate on the trailer.

The photo shared by the Prime Minister of Lithuania shows at least five HMMWV vehicles:

Exactly how many of them are in this delivery, as well as the configuration remain unknown.

Since the beginning of Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine in 2014, Lithuania has been actively supporting Ukraine’s independence and sovereignty with internationally recognized borders.

Lithuania supports Ukraine in all forms permitted by law, including military support, military training and education, participation in joint exercises, treatment and rehabilitation of wounded soldiers.