Pavel: Czechia delivered 1.6 million rounds of ammunition to Ukraine in a year

Czechia has supplied Ukraine with 1.6 million rounds of large-caliber ammunition through its international initiative, President Petr Pavel said on Saturday at the Munich Security Conference. According to Mr. Pavel, allies have provided enough resources to continue supplying Ukraine until at least April.

The initiative, proposed by Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala last February, sources artillery shells from outside the European Union, with financial support from other European countries. At last year’s Munich conference, Pavel revealed plans to procure 800,000 grenades for Ukraine. This year, he discussed further funding with allies.

In January, Ukrainian officials confirmed that 80% of the promised ammunition had already been delivered.