President of Lithuania and Minister of Defense of Ukraine open business forum for the defense industry

The Lithuanian-Ukrainian Defense Industry Business Forum opens in Kyiv.

The press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported on this.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda and Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov attended the forum’s opening.

The Ukrainian Defense Minister thanked the Lithuanian people for their support and called on businesses to actively invest in the Ukrainian defense industry.

“Today’s forum is a new stage in our cooperation. Together with our allies, we can do even more to protect Europe and punish the aggressor,” Umierov said.

Cooperation between Ukraine and Lithuania in the defense sector

Militarnyi previously reported that Lithuania intends to allocate €10 million to purchase a Ukrainian-made Palianytsia missile-drone.

This information was confirmed during the opening of the business forum.

“Let me start with some great news: Lithuania is providing €10 million to finance our long-range capabilities, including the Palianytsia missile-drone. This huge support will help Ukraine defend itself even more effectively,” Umierov said.

Lithuania also purchases drones from local manufacturers for its own military and the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

The Lithuanian Defense Resources Agency has already signed contracts with five Lithuanian companies worth €8 million.

As part of these agreements, the Lithuanian army will receive over 2,300 FPV drones worth €3 million, and the Ukrainian Defense Forces will receive almost 5,000 drones of the same type for €5 million.

The manufacturer will be selected based on tests conducted in Ukraine.