Czech state firm to repair Ukrainian armoured vehicles

The state enterprise VOP CZ will repair Ukrainian armoured vehicles in Czechia. The arms manufacturer in Nový Jičín, Moravia-Silesia, signed a memorandum with Ukraine’s Ukroboronprom on Monday.

The news was announced on the website of the Czech Army, which controls VOP CZ, on Wednesday. Neither side has released further details about the nature of the cooperation.

The deal is related to last year’s agreement between Czechia and Ukraine on the creation of a so-called joint defence cluster – joint enterprises intended to increase the production of military equipment for Ukraine.