Czechia's initiative to supply Ukraine with artillery ammunition has secured funding to proceed month-to-month deliveries till September 2025, Czech International Minister Jan Lipavsky stated on April 3, Ukrainian publication European Pravda reported.
The initiative, backed by contributions from Canada, Norway, the Netherlands, Denmark, and different European international locations, has considerably boosted Ukraine's artillery capabilities, Lipavsky claimed.
The minister stated the hassle had diminished the effectiveness of Russian artillery "by 500%" and improved the shell ratio from 1-to-10 in Russia's favor to 1-to-2.
The Kyiv Unbiased couldn’t confirm the declare.
In 2024, the Czech initiative provided Ukraine with 1.5 million rounds of ammunition, together with 500,000 large-caliber 155mm and 152mm shells. The initiative was launched amid Ukrainian shell shortages, largely brought on by delays in U.S. army help in 2024.
Czechia's opposition social gathering ANO has vowed to droop the initiative if it wins the parliamentary elections in October 2025, opposition chief Karel Havlicek stated in January.
"We're not going to proceed the munitions initiative. By no means," he instructed the Czech media Respekt.
Prague has been a robust supporter of Ukraine, supplying army help, main EU efforts to safe weapons, and internet hosting tens of hundreds of Ukrainian refugees.
Czech President Petr Pavel stated on March 22 that the nation was additionally able to contribute troops to a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine.
The Kyiv IndependentKateryna Hodunova