Lithuania to repair damaged Ukrainian howitzers and send more M113 APCs to Ukraine.

A tweet posted on September 16 by the Lithuanian Minsitry of Defense states that Lithuania's military support to Ukraine continues. Ukrainian self-propelled howitzers with battlefield damages are on their way to Lithuania, where they will be repaired. At the same time, Lithuanian M113 armored personnel carriers continue their journey to the battlefield.
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Former Lithuanian army M113 APCs are being transported toward Ukraine (Picture source: Lithuanian MoD)

"Just today the Lithuanian government announced that we will send an additional batch of armored personnel carriers,” Lithuanian Minister of Defense Landsbergis announced at a press conference in Odesa on September 15. “Two batches. One of them should arrive in Ukraine very soon”. "On the other hand, we have tried to be an advocate, in many cases reminding our partners and allies in the EU and NATO that this is not enough," Landsbergis added.

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis also said that the war unleashed by Moscow against Ukraine should end with the unconditional surrender of Russia.

According to a statement published by the Lithuania Ministry of Defense on July 21, 2022, Lithuania announced it would shortly deliver additional assistance to Ukraine including M113 tracked APCs (Armored Personnel Carrier) and M577 tracked armored command post vehicles.

The military assistance Lithuania has given to date includes the Stinger air defense systems, anti-armor weapons, body armor vests and helmets, 120 mm mortars, small arms, thermovisors, drones, anti-drone equipment, surveillance radars, M113 Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs), trucks, SUVs, the Bayraktar TB2 with ammunition that was crowdfunded for by the Lithuanian people.

The total of support Lithuania has provided to Ukraine so far amounts to approx. EUR 123 million.

Lithuanian soldiers (left) of 3rd Company, Algirdas Mechanized Infantry Battalion, in an M113 with U.S. Stryker and Humvee (Picture source: U.D. DoD)