Czech PM clarifies that funds were raised to purchase 300,000 artillery rounds for Ukraine
Czechia has raised funds to purchase 300,000 artillery rounds for Ukraine, announced Petr Fiala, the Prime Minister of the country.
"Many thanks to all the countries that have joined the Czech initiative to purchase ammunition for Ukraine so far. We have managed to raise enough money to buy the first batch of 300,000 artillery shells," Petr Fiala, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, wrote on Twitter (X).
He added that the goal is to deliver significantly more ammunition to Ukraine.
"Our work and our help to Ukraine do not end here. We keep seeking partners so that we can continue to support Ukraine in its brave fight against the Russian aggressor," he said.
On 7 March, Petr Pavel, the President of the Czech Republic, stated that Ukraine's allies had transferred the funds necessary to purchase 800,000 artillery rounds.
At the Munich Security Conference, Czech President Petr Pavel announced that Czechia had found up to 800,000 NATO standard-calibre shells that could be sent to Ukraine in a few weeks if funding was raised.