‘Message to the world’ – Lithuanians fundraise to buy drone for Ukraine

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(Fixes dollar conversion rate in paragraph 2) By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) -Hundreds of Lithuanians clubbed together to buy an advanced military drone for Ukraine in its war against Russia, in a show of solidarity with a fellow country formerly under Moscow’s rule. The target of five million euros ($5.4 million) was raised in just three and a half days, largely in small amounts, to fund the purchase of a Byraktar TB2 military drone, according to Laisves TV, the Lithuanian internet broadcaster that launched the drive. “Before this war started, none of us thought that we would be buying gu…

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