Czechia to deliver 500,000 rounds of ammunition to Ukraine, assures PM Fiala

The Czech Republic will supply Ukraine with 500,000 rounds of ammunition, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala told Blesk magazine in his latest interview.

The initiative, proposed by Czechia in February amid Ukraine’s acute shortage of ammunition due to delays in the US and EU supplies, aims to source artillery ammunition for Ukraine from countries outside the European Union.

The Czech Republic acts as an intermediary and connects individual countries with suppliers of military equipment.

“The initiative is going very successfully, and deliveries are regular. We will achieve the goal for ourselves – 500,000 rounds, although, in reality, it will be much more thanks to other campaigns,” said Fiala.

He added that many countries have financially contributed to the initiative, and the work will continue together with those interested in continuing it next year.

Over one-third of ammo planned under Czech initiative delivered to Ukraine, says envoy

Previously, Ukrainian Ambassador to the Czech Republic, Vasyl Zvarych, said that more than one-third of planned shells had been already delivered to Ukraine under the Czech initiative.

According to Zvarych, the deliveries positively strengthened Ukraine’s defense capabilities amid the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war, particularly in providing much-needed 155mm ammunition.

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