See the TB2 drone heading to Ukraine after a Lithuanian crowdfunding drive在立陶宛众筹活动之后，TB2无人机正飞往乌克兰。
Lithuania will present a combat drone to Ukraine that was donated by the Turkish manufacturer after a private crowdfunding campaign among ordinary Lithuanians, who raised nearly $6.1 million for the purpose within days.
A Turkish Bayraktar TB2 combat drone is on view during a presentation at the Lithuanian Air Force base in Siauliai, Lithuania, on July 6, 2022. (Petra Malukas/AFP via Getty Images)
People take selfies with a Turkish Bayraktar TB2 combat drone during its presentation at the Lithuanian Air Force base in Siauliai, Lithuania, on July 6, 2022. (Petra Malukas/AFP via Getty Images)
The Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 is a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned combat aerial vehicle, capable of being remotely controlled or performing autonomous flight operations. This one is seen at the Siauliai military air force base about 144 miles east of Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 1, 2022. (Lithuanian Defence Ministry via AP)
The Turkish company Baykar, which produces unmanned military aircraft, decided to donate the TB2 combat drone to Lithuania. (Lithuanian Defence Ministry via AP)
From left, Ukrainian Ambassador to Lithuania Petro Beshta, Baykar CEO Haluk Bayraktar and Lithuanian Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas attend the presentation of the Bayraktar TB2 combat drone at an Air Force base in Siauliai, Lithuania, on July 6, 2022. (Petra Malukas/AFP via Getty Images)
Lithuania on July 6, 2022, exhibited a crowdfunded Turkish-made military drone that it plans to send to Ukraine to help the country fight Russia's invasion. (Petras Malukas/AFP via Getty Images)
A detail of a Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 combat drone, named Hawk (Vanagas), is seen during its presentation at the Lithuanian Air Force base in Siauliai, Lithuania, on July 6, 2022. (Petras Malukas/AFP via Getty Images)
People in the NATO member country of Lithuania raised nearly $6.1 million for a Bayraktar TB2 drone over three days, before Turkish manufacturer Baykar announced it would donate the drone free of charge. (Petra Malukas/AFP via Getty Images)
A Turkish Bayraktar TB2 combat drone is on view during a presentation at the Lithuanian Air Force base in Siauliai, Lithuania, on July 6, 2022. (Petras Malukas/AFP via Getty Images)
The TB2 is a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned combat aerial vehicle. (Lithuanian Defence Ministry via AP)
VILNIUS, Lithuania — Lithuania will present a combat drone to Ukraine that was donated by the Turkish manufacturer after a private crowdfunding campaign among ordinary Lithuanians, who raised nearly €6 million (U.S. $6.1 million) for the purpose within days.
The campaign’s success inspired Turkey’s Baykar defense company, which makes the Bayraktar TB2 drone, to provide it free of cost. Some of the money raised in Lithuania was used to arm the drone, and the rest will be funneled to Ukraine to address “critical needs,” the Lithuanian government said.
Lithuanian Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas presented the drone, which arrived in the country earlier this week, to the public at a local air base.
“One weapon won’t win a war but symbols are extremely important in any war,” he told public broadcaster LRT on Wednesday.
The UAV will be handed over to Ukraine in the coming days.
The crowdfunding initiative was launched at the end of May with a target amount of €5 million, which it reached in a few days as thousands of citizens chipped in.
Lithuania, a Baltic nation of 2.8 million people and a former Soviet republic, is among the most active supporters of Ukraine and has provided military aid to Kyiv on a regular basis since Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine .
2022年7月6日，在立陶宛希奥利艾的立陶宛空军基地，一架土耳其Bayraktar TB2战斗无人机正在展出。（Petra Malukas/AFP via Getty Images）
2022年7月6日，在立陶宛希奥利艾的立陶宛空军基地，人们在土耳其Bayraktar TB2战斗无人机展示期间与其合影。（Petra Malukas/AFP via Getty Images）
土耳其制造的Bayraktar TB2是一款中空长航时无人作战飞行器，可进行远程操控或自主飞行。图中这架飞机于2022年7月1日在立陶宛维尔纽斯以东约144英里（233公里）的希奥利艾空军基地被拍摄到。（立陶宛国防部供图，美联社发布）
生产军用无人机的土耳其公司Baykar决定向立陶宛捐赠TB2作战无人机。（立陶宛国防部供图，美联社发布）
2022年7月6日，乌克兰驻立陶宛大使彼得罗·贝什塔（左）、拜卡尔公司首席执行官哈鲁克·拜拉克塔尔和立陶宛国防部长阿尔维达斯·阿努绍斯卡斯在立陶宛希奥利艾空军基地出席拜拉克塔尔TB2战斗无人机的发布会。（图片来源：Petra Malukas/AFP via Getty Images）
2022年7月6日，立陶宛展示了一架由众筹资金购置的土耳其制造的军用无人机，计划将其送往乌克兰，帮助该国对抗俄罗斯的入侵。（图片来源：Petras Malukas/AFP via Getty Images）
2022年7月6日，在立陶宛希奥利艾的立陶宛空军基地，一架土耳其制造的拜拉克塔尔TB2战斗无人机（代号“鹰”或“瓦纳加斯”）正在展出，图中可见其细节。（图片来源：Petras Malukas/AFP via Getty Images）
在北约成员国立陶宛，民众在三天内筹集了近610万美元，用于购买一架Bayraktar TB2无人机。随后，土耳其制造商Baykar宣布将免费捐赠这架无人机。（图片来源：Petra Malukas/AFP via Getty Images）
2022年7月6日，在立陶宛希奥利艾的立陶宛空军基地，一架土耳其Bayraktar TB2战斗无人机正在展出。（图片来源：Petras Malukas/AFP via Getty Images）
TB2是一款中空长航时无人作战飞行器。（立陶宛国防部供图，美联社发布）
立陶宛维尔纽斯——立陶宛将向乌克兰赠送一架作战无人机，这架无人机是由土耳其制造商捐赠的。此前，立陶宛普通民众发起了一项私人众筹活动，在短短几天内就筹集了近 600 万欧元（约合 610 万美元）用于购买这架无人机。
此次募捐活动的成功促使土耳其拜卡尔防务公司（Baykar）——拜拉克塔尔TB2无人机的制造商——决定免费提供一架无人机。立陶宛政府表示，在立陶宛筹集的部分资金用于武装这架无人机，其余资金将用于援助乌克兰，以满足其“迫切需求”。
立陶宛国防部长阿尔维达斯·阿努绍斯卡斯在当地一个空军基地向公众展示了本周早些时候抵达该国的无人机。
“一种武器无法赢得战争，但象征意义在任何战争中都极其重要，”他周三告诉公共广播公司LRT。
这架无人机将在未来几天内交付给乌克兰。
这项众筹活动于 5 月底启动，目标金额为 500 万欧元，在数千名市民的捐助下，几天之内就达到了目标金额。
立陶宛是一个拥有 280 万人口的波罗的海国家，也是前苏联加盟共和国，是乌克兰最积极的支持者之一，自俄罗斯 2 月 24 日入侵乌克兰以来，立陶宛一直定期向基辅提供军事援助。