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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

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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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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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

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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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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

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte

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Netherlands contributes €250 million to Czech artillery initiative for Ukraine

The Netherlands is set to supply Ukraine combat and patrol boats, alongside a €250 million contribution to a Czech initiative for artillery shells.

byIryna Voichuk

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Belgium to fund $ 216 mn for Czech initiative to transfer 800K shells to Ukraine

The Czech initiative aims to urgently transfer 800,000 shells to Ukraine. The Czech President had earlier searched for the funds to transfer the ammunition.

byMaria Tril

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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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Politico: Czechia advocates buying artillery shells for Ukraine from outside EU

The Czech Republic leads a push for the EU to procure artillery shells from outside the bloc to meet its commitments to Ukraine.

byIryna Voichuk