BRUSSELS, Feb. 6 – Lithuanian Defense Minister Juozas Olekas has confirmed that Lithuania delivered weaponry to the Ukrainian army at its request.

We provided humanitarian aid and took in wounded Ukrainian soldiers for treatment. We lived up to our promise and answered the request by providing weaponry. It was free help for a friendly country, he told journalists in Brussels.

When asked about the type and amount of weapons, Olekas said that Ukrainian soldiers could answer that question.