Ukraine to receive 100,000 ammunition rounds via Czech initiative by end of summer

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský announced this, according to CTK.

He stated that 100,000 rounds would be delivered to Ukraine by the end of summer.

"During July and August, we will send a total of 100,000 more rounds. We are currently seeking funds to buy more ammunition to continue the initiative into 2025. We could deliver up to 800,000 rounds this year if we had the funds," said Lipavský.

The Czech Foreign Minister highlighted that 18 countries have joined the Czech Republic's initiative, with 15 already contributing. This funding will allow the delivery of 500,000 rounds to Ukraine by the end of the year.

Lipavský also mentioned that the Czech Republic is in daily contact with Ukraine regarding the ammunition purchase initiative.

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 100 million euros 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 $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.