Defense ministry dismisses claims that government is planning to send troops to Ukraine

The Ministry of Defense has dismissed rumors that the Czech government is planning to send troops to Ukraine in April. It said in a statement that the claims were completely unfounded and utterly nonsensical. According to the ministry, the current mandate for the Czech armed forces' participation in foreign operations allows for a maximum of 35 soldiers to be sent to Ukraine solely to protect the Czech Republic's embassy staff or to be involved in the investigation of crimes committed in connection with the Russian aggression against Ukraine. No other operation has been approved or planned outside of this mandate, the ministry said.