Celebrity and journalist Andriy Tapinas launched a fundraiser in Lithuania to purchase Bayraktar, a Turkish military fighter jet for the Ukrainian army. This was reported by Delfi.

According to Valdemaras Rupsis, Commander of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, the Minister of Defense “is inclined to implement this project together with Tapinas.” “The military will probably join this,” he added.

A total of 5 million euros is required to purchase a drone. We managed to collect three million in three days, writes Reuters. IT approved Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvidas Anushauskas. The amount was mostly collected from small donations.

“Before this war, none of us thought we would buy weapons. But now it’s okay. Something must be done to make the world a better place,” says Agni Belitzit, who sent 100 euros on the first day of the fundraiser. And I will do it until victory,” he said, adding that he was motivated in part by the fear that Russia might attack Lithuania.

For the first time in history, ordinary people raised money to buy something like Bayraktar. This is unprecedented, incredible.

Petro Beshta, Ambassador of Ukraine to Lithuania