Latvian police and business group send 45 vehicles to Ukraine

Latvia’s State Police and the Uzņēmēji mieram fund have sent their 11th joint convoy to Ukraine, with 45 vehicles and other supplies for Ukrainian defenders, LSM reported.

The convoy left Riga on the morning of Lāčplēsis Day, when Latvia remembers fallen soldiers and the Latvian army’s victory over Bermont’s forces. The convoy is the largest the State Police and the fund have organised together.

The shipment includes cars, motorcycles, a boat with a trailer, generators, transformers, camouflage nets and other equipment. Volunteers from the State Police are delivering it to units of the Ukrainian National Police, the military corps of Ukraine’s Defence Ministry and the National Guard.

“Doing good must be multiplied. I think that is our duty on Lāčplēsis Day,” said Laura Skrodele, head of the Uzņēmēji mieram fund. She said people should remember those who fought for Latvia and consider what they can do to help make life safer today and secure a future for children and families.

Anita Fišere, a representative of the State Police College who volunteered for the convoy, said she viewed the trip as the least she could do to support the Ukrainian people.