State-owned vehicles are handed over to Ukraine free of charge by government order

The Cabinet of Ministers, by Cabinet of Ministers Order No. 718, has decided to transfer vehicles belonging to the state to Ukraine free of charge. The decision was announced on November 12, 2026, in the official publication “Latvijas Vēstnesis” No. 219 (OP 2026/219), in the “Cabinet of Ministers” section, under item number 22. The title of the order in the official announcement is formulated as “On the transfer of vehicles belonging to the state to Ukraine free of charge”.

The order is included in the government acts block, which on the same day also published amendments to several draft regulations, decisions on the acquisition and sale of real estate, appropriation distributions, and issues regarding the management of state-owned enterprises. The publication date and issue number are the only official references to the decision, and it includes the title and number of the order.

The term “belonging to the state” refers to property already in state ownership

The phrasing “belonging to the state” means that the vehicles have already come into state ownership; therefore, the order concerns the further use of this property, rather than its acquisition or disposal by auction. In such decisions, the state specifies that the property is not being sold, but transferred free of charge.

The official announcement does not specify the number of vehicles, brands, technical condition, or the list of recipients — this information is derived from the full text of the order, not from the publication announcement.

A series of decisions: three orders in three months

The transfer of vehicles to Ukraine free of charge is not an isolated incident — it occurs regularly:

• Cabinet of Ministers Order No. 529 “On the transfer of vehicles belonging to the state to Ukraine free of charge”, published in “Latvijas Vēstnesis” on September 11, 2026.
• Cabinet of Ministers Order No. 620 with the same title, published on October 12, 2026.
• Cabinet of Ministers Order No. 718, published on November 12, 2026.

A month passed between the first and second decisions, and exactly one month between the second and third, indicating a certain regularity.

Parallel decisions on other movable property

Alongside the line of vehicles, the government has separately decided on other types of movable property:

• Cabinet of Ministers Order No. 567 “On the transfer of state movable property to Ukraine free of charge”, published on September 24, 2026.
• Cabinet of Ministers Order No. 627 with the same title, published on October 12, 2026.

In both cases, this concerns a separate category of property — movable property, rather than vehicles, and each decision refers to a specific volume of property.

In the same issue — amendments to the disposal procedure

Amendments to Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 109 of February 1, 2011, “Procedure for the Alienation of Public Person’s Property” — Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 662, were published in the same issue of the official publication. Other acts of November 12 relate to European Union fund program regulations, the sale and nationalization of real estate, as well as the management of state-owned enterprises, including the strategic goal of JSC “Latvenergo” and permission to acquire stakes in capital companies (Cabinet of Ministers Order No. 724).

Transfer without compensation means that the state waives potential revenues that these vehicles could generate at auction, in favor of support for Ukraine. The third such order in three months indicates a consistent practice rather than a one-time action, and each decision is legally separate; therefore, the specific composition of the property must be sought in the full text of the respective order, rather than in the publication notice.

Source: “Latvijas Vēstnesis”, November 12, 2026, No. 219 (OP 2026/219), Section I, point 22 — Cabinet of Ministers Order No. 718 “On the Transfer of State-Owned Vehicles to Ukraine Without Compensation”.