The purchase of "Bayraktar" drones from Kosovo has received the attention of foreign media.
The international news agency Reuters has written that "Kosovo has bought a batch of Turkish-made Bayraktar drones", adding that this comes "at a time when it is facing unrest in the north, where ethnic Serbs refuse to recognize Prishtina's authorities." ".
The article mentions that Prime Minister Albin Kurti has not announced the cost of the drones and what they will be used for.
The 15-year-old republic is building an army that eventually aims to have 5,000 regular soldiers and 3,000 reservists. The NATO military alliance also has more than 4,500 peacekeepers in the country of 1.8 million people, writes Reuters.
In recent months, Kosovo has faced its worst ethnic violence in the north, home to some 50,000 ethnic Serbs who are supported by Belgrade, the Reuters article continued.
Kosovo aims to join NATO, but four of the alliance's members still do not recognize its 2008 independence from Serbia.
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