Czech PM: Ukraine to receive half a million shells by end of 2024
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Czechia will supply Ukraine with approximately 500,000 large-caliber ammunition by the end of 2024, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said in an interview with Ukrainian outlet Ukrinform on July 24.
“Deliveries will continue at the projected pace in the
coming months, and by the end of the year, the Ukrainian army will receive
about 500,000 units of 155 mm ammunition,” the PM said.
Fiala assured journalists that in parallel with the
initiative, Czechia already supplies Ukraine with hundreds of thousands of
large-caliber ammunition of other types annually.
“Specific cooperation is beneficial, for example, our
ammunition initiative has been very successful,” he summarized.
“As part of this activity, we were able to deliver the first
artillery shells to Ukraine in June.”
Czech initiative on ammunition procurement for Ukraine
Czech President Petr Pavel first announced the possibility
of purchasing 800,000 shells for Ukraine on Feb. 17.
Czechia secured commitments for 500,000 155mm shells and
300,000 122mm shells, he said, though he did not disclose the sources. Several
other European nations joined the Czech initiative.
The plan is believed to involve spending about $2 billion to
purchase shells from South Africa and South Korea, a Ukrainian military
representative told NV.
Allies acquired the necessary funding to purchase the
shells, it was announced on March 7.
Czechia purchased 800,000 artillery shells from South Korea,
South Africa, and Turkey, and could deliver them to Ukraine in a few weeks,
Germany’s Bild reported on March 11.
Ukraine will receive 1.5 million artillery shells from
the initiative within a year, Czech PM Petr Fiala said in April.
Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky on July 22 said that in July and August, Western allies would send another 100,000 rounds of ammunition to Ukraine as part of the Czech initiative.
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