Czech initiative supplied nearly two million shells to Ukraine last year

Ukraine received 1.96 million large-calibre artillery shells last year through the Czech ammunition initiative, National Security Advisor Hynek Kmoníček told senators on Monday. The figure is higher than the previously reported 1.8 million rounds and represents roughly 48 percent of all such deliveries to Ukraine in 2024. In the key 155mm calibre, the share reached 52 percent. The scheme, coordinated by Czechia in cooperation mainly with the Netherlands and Denmark, secures funding from partner countries rather than the Czech state budget. For this year, financing has so far been arranged for 880,000 rounds. Ukraine is currently seeking extended-range ammunition exceeding 30 kilometres, using between 3,000 and 8,000 shells daily, Kmoníček said.