Latvia to hand over 20 confiscated vehicles to Ukraine for military needs
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The Latvian government has decided to donate 20 vehicles to Ukraine that were previously confiscated from drivers caught driving under the influence of alcohol, citing Delfi.
The donated vehicles will be distributed across various military units of the Ukrainian National Guard and the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
Recipients also include medical institutions and administrative bodies in different regions of Ukraine, such as the hospital in Dolynska, Kalush district, Ivano-Frankivsk region, and the primary healthcare center in Pisochyn, Kharkiv region.
The total market value of the donated vehicles is €117,640.
Vehicles for Ukraine
Since mid-February, Latvia has enacted a law allowing the confiscation of vehicles with Russian license plates. These confiscated vehicles will be sent to Ukraine.
Previously, Latvia had already sent vehicles to Ukraine that were confiscated from drivers caught driving under the influence. In total, Riga has donated over 270 such vehicles, with their combined value estimated at nearly €1 million by mid-December 2023.
Lithuania is planning to introduce a similar measure. The head of the Seimas Committee on National Security and Defense, Laurynas Kasčiūnas, stated that Russians had until mid-March to remove their vehicles from the country.
