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Lithuanians crowdfund $5.4m for combat drone to Ukraine

The drone has proven effective in recent years against Russian forces and their allies in conflicts in Syria and Libya [File: Efrem Lukatsky/AP]

Hundreds of Lithuanians contributed to a fundraiser to buy an advanced military drone for Ukraine in its war against Russia in a show of solidarity with a fellow country formerly under Moscow’s rule.

The target of 5 million euros ($5.4m) was raised in just three and a half days in Lithuania – a country of 2.8 million people – largely in small amounts to fund the purchase of a Byraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicle from Turkey.

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