Czech government to respond to Kyiv’s request for firefighter equipment

The Czech government will meet on Friday to approve further aid to Ukraine, this time in response to a request by the mayor of Kyiv for equipment for the city’s firefighters such as high-rise ladders and masks. This essential equipment is increasingly in short supply due to the intense Russian bombing  of Ukranian cities where it is used in emergency rescue operations. Prime Minister Petr Fiala, who visited Kyiv in person this week for face-to-face talks with President Zelensky, said on Friday the Czech Republic would help as much as it could.