Lieutenant General Andriy Hnatov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, during a meeting with his Lithuanian counterpart, Rear Admiral Gedrius Premeneckas, proposed that Ukraine share and apply in practice the experience he has gained in countering drones.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed this information on its Facebook page.
Hnatov condemned Russia’s air provocations in the airspace over Poland and the Nordic countries, as well as the incursion of two Russian aircraft into Lithuania’s airspace, underscoring that such actions indicate the Kremlin’s pursuit of impunity and the expansion of the conflict zone toward NATO’s eastern flank.
Andriy Hnatov
The Chief of the General Staff assured that Ukraine is ready to share practical experience in various areas of defense.
Direct dialogue on the front-line situation and the defense of Ukraine’s airspace
During the meeting, he explained in detail to Premeneckas the current front-line situation and stressed the need to strengthen the defense of the airspace from Russian missile and drone attacks.
Andriy Hnatov and Gedrius Premeneckas
Hnatov expressed gratitude to Lithuania for its steadfast support of Ukraine and for its multifaceted military assistance.
As part of the cooperation, they recalled Lithuania’s participation in the PURL initiative, leadership in the Coalition for Humanitarian and Combat Demining, active involvement in five more defense coalitions, and participation in the “Legio” project, as well as assistance in training Ukrainian units.
Lithuania’s Minister of Defense Dovilė Šakalienė expressed readiness to allocate 30 million euros to the PURL initiative.