Latvia Sends Batch of Strike Drones to Ukraine

Latvia has transferred a new batch of strike drones to Ukraine as part of the international Drone Coalition.

Latvian Defense Minister Andris Sprūds announced this.

He stated that the batch includes 1,500 strike drones. These are part of the 12,000 drones that two Latvian companies will produce in the first half of the year to support the needs of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

The cost of this order is €17 million.

On his account on the social media platform X, Sprūds posted a video and a photo of a truck loaded with drones packed in boxes.

🇱🇻🤝🇺🇦 No Latvijas ceļā uz Ukrainu dodas vēl 1500 kaujas droni. Divi Latvijas uzņēmumi starptautiskās dronu koalīcijas ietvaros gada pirmajā pusē piegādās 12000 dronus.#MilitaryIndustry 🇱🇻 #DroneCoalition #StandWithUkraine pic.twitter.com/uuL1mQpIGU

— Andris Spruds (@AndrisSpruds) April 28, 2025

The previous UAV batch, which the Latvian Defense Minister also reported, was sent to Ukraine at the beginning of April. It also consisted of 1,500 drones.

The international drone coalition, led by Latvia and the United Kingdom, was established in February 2024.

It currently includes 18 donor countries that have committed to supplying Ukraine’s Defense Forces with reconnaissance, FPV, and multirotor bomber drones.

As part of this initiative, an international procurement fund was established and is administered by the British side. Latvia has contributed €5 million.

Over the course of a year, the participating countries have allocated €2 billion for drones. The coalition states have delivered or will soon deliver around 100,000 various combat drones to the Ukrainian military, primarily FPV drones.

In the first announced international tender of the coalition, five companies were selected from over 260 European manufacturers to supply 30,000 drones worth €45 million. Two Latvian manufacturers also received orders.

Last year, according to Minister Spruds, approximately 5,000 various Latvian-made drones, worth €15 million, were delivered to the Ukrainian Defense Forces. This year, Latvia plans to allocate €20 million for the procurement of drones for the Ukrainian military.