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Germany to fund buying 180,000 rounds for Ukrainian via Czech artillery ammo initiative

Germany has announced a contribution of 180,000 rounds of artillery shells to Ukraine, costing 576 million euros, as part of a Czech-led ammo initiative, bringing Germany's total recent support to over one billion euros, including a March aid package.

byYuri Zoria

Germany rushes 10,000 artillery rounds to Ukraine in days

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Germany rushes 10.000 artillery rounds to Ukraine in days

The head of Germany's situational center on Ukraine revealed 10.000 artillery rounds from Bundeswehr stocks will be transferred to Kyiv in coming days.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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Canada to provide Ukraine with night vision equipment, allocate nearly $30 million for shell initiative

Canada will donate a package of night vision devices worth approximately $5.5 million to assist the Ukrainian Armed Forces in nighttime operations.

byIryna Voichuk

Ukrainian soldiers carry an artillery shell.

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Finland pledges €30 million to Czech-led ammunition initiative for Ukraine

The Czech Republic continues to rally allies to collect the necessary funds to purchase 800,000 artillery shells for Ukraine as the country faces an ammunition shortage.

byIryna Voichuk

BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) firing rockets at night.

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Czech, Polish FMs: Defeat Russia in Ukraine or face emboldened threat at NATO’s door

We are moving in the right direction but too slow and too late, say two top diplomats, urging three essential steps to help Ukraine

byJan Lipavský, Czech Foreign MinisterandbyRadosław Sikorski, Polish Foreign Minister

Ordnance for M777 gun. Source: US Embassy in Ukraine

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Czech-led shell initiative for Ukraine bolstered by Portugal’s €100 million pledge

Portugal joins Czech-led initiative to support Ukraine with artillery shells, pledging €100 million to provide crucial ammunition as Kyiv faces ammunition shortages, complementing military assistance including tanks and carriers provided since the Russian invasion.

byYuri Zoria

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Greece negotiates deal with Czechia for ammunition transfer to Ukraine

Through a deal with the Czech Republic, Greece will supply Ukraine with 2,000 Zuni rockets, 180 anti-tank rockets, 90,000 projectiles, 4 million bullets, and 70 howitzers without depleting its own stocks, according to Greek media.

byYuri Zoria

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Sweden contributes €30 million to Czech ammunition initiative for Ukraine

The funding for this contribution will be made within the framework of Sweden's 15th military aid package for Ukraine.

byIryna Voichuk

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Russia producing three times more artillery shells than US and EU for Ukraine

Russia is producing around 250,000 artillery shells monthly or 3,000,000 a year, compared to just 1.2 million annually from the US and Europe combined for Ukraine, per CNN data.

byYuri Zoria

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Czech security adviser says funding for 800,000 shells for Ukraine not yet fully secured

Czech national security adviser Tomáš Pojar clarifies that funding for President Petr Pavel's initiative to supply Ukraine with 800,000 artillery rounds only covers the first batch, despite pledges from 18 countries.

byYuri Zoria

czech president petr pavel illustrative ukraine's presidential office

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Pavel: Required funds collected for 800,000 artillery shells for Ukraine

Artillery shells for Ukraine are set to be delivered in the coming weeks, Czech President Petr Pavel confirmed.

byIryna Voichuk

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Latest news Ukraine

Norway allocates $153 million to Czech-led artillery initiative for Ukraine

"Ukraine has an urgent need for large quantities of artillery ammunition to withstand the Russian war of aggression," Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said.

byIryna Voichuk

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Czech Republic gathers allies, nears full funding for 800,000 shells for Ukraine

Ukraine requires at least 200,000 rounds per month to sustain its fight against Russian forces, according to Bloomberg estimates.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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Latest news Ukraine

Macron backs Czech plan to supply Ukraine with 800,000 artillery shells

Addressing the urgent need for ammunition in Ukraine, Macron endorses a Czech initiative to provide artillery shells to support Ukrainian forces.

byIryna Voichuk

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Lithuania joins Czech-led initiative to supply shells to Ukraine

Amid slowing ammunition supply to Ukraine, Lithuania joins a crucial Czech-led initiative to supply 800,000 155mm artillery shells to Ukraine.

byIryna Voichuk

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Bloomberg: Ukraine may receive first shells through Czech-led artillery initiative “within weeks”

Jan Jires, the Czech Republic's director general for defense policy and strategy, told Bloomberg that the initiative is "demonstrating we are actually doing something, not waiting what is going to happen on the (Capitol) Hill."

byIryna Voichuk

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Germany sends artillery shells, mine-clearing vehicles to Ukraine

According to the list on the German government's website, Ukraine recently received 14,000 155mm caliber ammunition from Bundeswehr reserves.

byIryna Voichuk

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Czech Republic ready to send 800,000 artillery shells to Ukraine if ‘funding is found’

Czech President Petr Pavel announced at the Munich Conference the discovery of 800k shells that could resupply Ukraine forces within weeks.

byMaria Tril

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Daily review

Russo-Ukrainian war, day 709: Ukraine’s artillery shortage hits twice as EU’s 1mn round pledge fails

Ukrainian troops are firing no more than 2,000 155mm shells a day, less than a third of the ammunition Russia uses, Ukrainian Defense Minister Umerov said. As Ukraine faces a shortage of artillery shells, the Czech Republic pushes the EU to procure ammunition from outside the bloc to meet its commitments to Ukraine.

byEuromaidan Press Staff

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Latest news Ukraine

Borrell insists EU intends to send 1,000,000 shell pledge to Ukraine even if initial March timeline not met

Though the EU will fall short of the March 2024 goal of providing 1 million artillery rounds to Ukraine, Borrell states that an additional 630,000 shells are to be delivered by the end of 2024 to fulfill the pledge.

byYuri Zoria