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\"Lithuania<\/p>\n

Ukraine received a new military aid package from Lithuania, including domestically-produced drones, thermal imagers, and five-ton telescopic loaders, the Defense Ministry announced on Jan. 20.<\/p>\n

“Keeping Ukraine safe means taking care of our security. We have as much time as Ukraine has,” Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The country has also removed bureaucratic barriers to expedite the delivery of support to Ukraine<\/a>. Vilnius has committed to prioritizing air defense systems, ammunition, drones<\/a>, and anti-drone weapons in its 2025 aid packages, along with funding Ukraine’s defense industry to boost local production. <\/p>\n

Kyiv plans to spend a record $35 billion on arms production<\/a> in 2025, of which $17 billion will be financed by the Ukrainian government, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said on Jan. 13.<\/p>\n

Lithuania<\/a> has been a steadfast ally of Ukraine, pledging 0.25% of its GDP annually in military assistance.<\/p>\n

By October 2024, Vilnius had provided \u20ac840 million ($860 million) in aid, making it one of the top donors relative to GDP, according<\/a> to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. <\/p>\n

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Russia\u2019s primitive glide bombs are still outmatching Ukraine\u2019s air defenses, killing more civilians<\/div>\n
When a glide bomb exploded at an industrial facility in Zaporizhzhia on Jan. 8, the 13 dead, and 122 injured marked the highest number of civilian casualties in a Russian attack on Ukraine in almost two years. Despite being one of the most primitive and numerous weapons in the Russian<\/div>\n
\"LithuaniaThe Kyiv Independent<\/span>Kateryna Hodunova<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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