Czech Republic allocates funds to purchase shells for Ukraine

The Czech government has allocated funds for the purchase of artillery shells under its own initiative for Ukraine.

The Czech government announced this on its official website.

This money will be used to buy artillery shells outside of NATO and the European Union.

Prime Minister Petr Fiala announced the decision to join this initiative.

He noted that the government is now fully convinced of joining its own initiative, as it has proven to be very successful.

“Thus, we are joining the Czech initiative, which has been very successful and for which about twenty countries have already expressed their interest in joining,” Fiala explained.

He also noted that it is very important for the government of Ukraine to know that thanks to joint efforts, there will be more ammunition at the front in a few weeks or months.

This will allow for ensuring superiority over Russian forces and inflict heavy losses on them on the battlefield.

To date, about 20 countries have joined the Czech initiative to purchase artillery shells outside NATO and the EU, including Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, France, and Norway, as well as Canada, Sweden, Portugal, and Lithuania.

In addition, European defense companies, such as Germany’s Rheinmetall and the UK’s BAE Systems, are expanding their production at a rapid pace.

German defense giant Rheinmetall plans to produce more than a million artillery shells annually by 2027.

By the end of 2024, the company should produce 700,000 artillery shells. New production facilities in Germany, Ukraine, and Lithuania are expected to help the company reach the one million-unit mark.