The Lithuanian government will propose to the parliament, Seimas, that the country withdraw from the convention banning cluster munitions, according to a draft resolution registered by the Defence Ministry on Friday.

Ground-based mobile VHF-band radar AMBER-1800 provides automatic deployment on prepared sites and is designed for detection of air targets, determination of their coordinates and distribution of radar information to consumers. Transmitter and receiver of AMBER-1800 radar are solid-state.

Functions of AMBER-1800:

• automatic detection of air targets and determination of their coordinates (plots: azimuth, range);
• automatic generation of tracks and tracking of air targets in specified areas of airspace;
• displaying of video, plots and tracks, automatic distribution of air situation to consumers over provided data links;
• automatic issuance of the air target elevation measurement commands to radio height-finders, correlation of measured elevation with the tracks;
• recording and storage of air situation and interfaces of radar operators;
• control of radar operation modes, technical monitoring and diagnostics.

Lithuania’s Prime Minister, Ingrida Šimonytė, has stated that her country is prepared to send its soldiers to Ukraine on a training mission, according to a May 8 Financial Times (FT) report.

Šimonytė mentioned that she had received parliamentary approval to send troops to Ukraine for training purposes, a proposal previously considered by her government. However, she said that Kyiv had not yet requested such assistance.

Lithuania will contribute EUR 1.2 billion to the Ukraine Assistance Fund, created by the EU, for the purchase of ammunition and military equipment.

Lithuanian Interior Minister Agne Bilotaite said this at a press briefing in Lviv on Saturday, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.

"Both the authorities and the population of Lithuania understand the importance of providing aid to Ukraine. We are ready to provide support, both in the military and civilian spheres, because we realize that you are currently fighting for us. We would like to emphasize that we may be a small country, with a population of three million people, but the amount of aid we provide reaches EUR 1.2 billion. We will make every effort to continue to support you, and we will stand with you until victory," Bilotaite said.