Ukraine receives “tens of thousands” of ammunition monthly under Czech initiative - PM Fiala

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala shared the information, Novinky reports.

He noted that since the beginning of the full-scale war, thanks to the Czech initiative, 2 million units of large-caliber ammunition and 22 million units of medium-caliber ammunition have been supplied to Kyiv.

“We are currently supplying Ukraine with tens of thousands (of units) of large-caliber ammunition every month,” Fiala emphasized.

The Czech prime minister also emphasized that the process ensures security for all participants.

Czech initiative to purchase ammunition for Ukraine: what is known

On February 17, it became known that the Czech Republic had found sources abroad for hundreds of thousands of artillery rounds that it could deliver to Ukraine in a matter of weeks.

The Netherlands publicly announced their participation by allocating EUR 100 million for the purchase of ammunition. France will also join the initiative to procure ammunition for Ukraine outside the EU. Additionally, Germany and Norway have expressed support for the initiative.

On February 22, media reported that Canada was ready to allocate up to USD 22 million for shells for Ukraine. Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Kroo also announced that the country would finance the Czech initiative with €200 million.

On March 2, the Czech Republic announced that they would be able to make the first deliveries of ammunition to Kyiv within a few weeks.

Later, Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė stated that her country would support the Czech Republic's multilateral initiative to purchase and transfer artillery ammunition to Ukraine.

On March 8, Czech President Petr Pavel announced the completion of fundraising for the purchase of ammunition for Ukraine. The government clarified that it was only the first batch of 300,000 shells.

On March 12, the Czech Republic announced the possibility of purchasing another 200,000 artillery shells for Ukraine in addition to the 300,000 already financed.

The Czech government said that artillery shells, which will be purchased at the initiative of Prague, are likely to start arriving in Ukraine in June.

Germany will provide Ukraine with 180,000 artillery rounds as part of the Czech-led ammunition purchase plan.

On June 25, Ukraine received the first batch of ammunition purchased under the Czech-led initiative.

On June 28, it was reported that by the end of 2024, Ukraine was to receive about half a million pieces of artillery ammunition under the Czech initiative.

On July 22, it became known that Ukraine would receive 100,000 rounds of ammunition purchased under the Czech initiative in July and August.

On July 24, the Czech Republic announced that it would launch a second project to purchase shells for Kyiv, Initiative 2025.