In the photo: Ukraine`s President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) and Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics (L) attend a joint press conference following their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, 24 November 2023. Edgars Rinkevics arrived in Kyiv to meet with top Ukrainian officials amid the Russian invasion. Russian troops entered Ukrainian territory in February 2022, starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO
By mid-December, Latvia had sent 271 cars confiscated from drunk drivers to Ukraine and was preparing to send 34 more, the Kyiv Independent reported.
Earlier this year, the Latvian parliament approved a law that allows cars confiscated by the state to be sent to Ukraine under certain circumstances.
The vehicles are being delivered to Ukraine by a volunteer convoy that has already transported over 1,000 vehicles since the start of the full-scale invasion.
The Ukrainian army constantly needs vehicles on the front line, as they are necessary for the quick and efficient performance of logistical and operational tasks.
On December 23, London Mayor Sadiq Khan finally agreed to support a plan presented by Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko back in September to send the city's scrapped cars to Ukraine, according to British media reports./BGNES
