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Czech ammunition initiative for Ukraine faces political opposition despite delivery success
Former PM Andrej Babiš has branded the Czech Republic's Ukraine ammunition initiative "rotten" and vowed to scrap the program if his ANO party wins October's parliamentary elections
One million shells in eight months — Czech ammo push for Ukraine reaches milestone as Trump–Putin talks loom
The Czech Prime Minister revealed the figure during a coalition-of-the-willing meeting just days before the Alaska summit.
Ukraine may receive Czech-procured artillery shells into 2026, Czechia’s FM says
With funding secured for 2026, maintaining support depends on electoral outcomes.
EU delivers two-thirds of promised 2 million artillery shells to Ukraine, while Russia relies heavily on North Korea
Ukraine plans to secure 3 million shells from international partners overall in 2025.
Czech initiative delivers 400,000 more shells to Ukraine by end of April
Czech Defense Minister Jana Černochová confirmed Czechia helped arrange the delivery of about 1.5 million artillery shells to Ukraine in 2024.
Former Czech PM Babiš’s party vows to stop shell purchases for Ukraine
Czech opposition party ANO threatens to suspend the Prague-led ammunition initiative for Ukraine if it wins October elections, risking vital supply.
Prague seeks EU allies for fresh Ukraine ammo procurement initiative in 2025
Czech FM Lipavský seeks EU partner support, while exploring funding mechanisms to maximize artillery ammunition purchases for Ukrainian forces.
Czech opposition aims to halt Ukraine shell supply initiative
Karel Havlíček, the second-in-command of the opposition ANO party, leading in polls before autumn elections, revealed plans to stop the supplies.
Ukraine receives artillery shells funded by a Slovak crowdfunding initiative
Ukraine has received 122 tons of artillery shells, funded by 4 million euros from 70,000 Slovak citizens, after official Bratislava completely cut off military aid for Ukraine.
Over one-third of ammo planned under Czech initiative delivered to Ukraine, says envoy
Ukrainian Ambassador hopes the initiative would extend into 2025, also supporting Ukraine's domestic ammunition production.
Sikorski: Poland to rectify delay in supporting Czech shell initiative for Ukraine
As Poland remains the only country yet to contribute to a Czech initiative for purchasing artillery shells for Ukraine, its FM Sikorski explains the delay, citing a responsible official's arrest, and pledges 100 million euros in support over two years.
Polish FM: Payments for Czech shell initiative delayed but forthcoming
A criminal case against a former Polish official has temporarily derailed the country's financial support for a Czech-led initiative to provide Ukraine with much-needed artillery ammunition.
Frozen Russian asset proceeds to supply Ukraine with ammo via Czech initiative
A portion of frozen Russian assets in the EU will fund ammunition supplies to Ukraine within the Czech ammunition initiative, the Czech Defense Minister says.
Czech Republic to launch second initiative to supply Ukraine with ammunition
Czechia has announced the start of "Initiative-2025," a second project to purchase ammunition for Ukraine involving five major arms companies, as confirmed by Defense Minister Jana Černochová.
Czech initiative to deliver 100,000 artillery shells to Ukraine by summer end
Czech FM announced that through a Czech-led initiative involving 18 countries, with 15 contributing, 100,000 artillery shells will be delivered to Ukraine in July-August, with plans for 500,000 shells by year-end.
Czech Republic to supply up to 100,000 shells monthly to Ukraine, says President Pavel
The first shipment of shells under the Czech initiative had already arrived in Ukraine.
Serbia won’t ban ammo sales to third countries supplying Ukraine, PM Vučević says
Serbian Prime Minister Miloš Vučević defends ammunition sales to Western buyers, potentially supplying Ukraine, saying this doesn't make Serbia a belligerent in the Russo-Ukrainian war.
ISW: Western shells still arrive in limited amounts in Ukraine
Western military aid trickles in, easing Ukraine's artillery deficit, but in limited quantities, decreasing Russia's artillery advantage somewhat but not substantially impacting frontline situation yet, ISW says, referring to Ukraine's defense official.
Slovaks raise over $ 3 mn for a Czech initiative to supply Ukraine with ammunition
In defiance of their government's stance, a crowdfunding campaign in Slovakia has raised over $ 3 million to purchase ammunition for Ukraine's military.