President Pavel: Czechia to seek ways of increasing munitions supply to Ukraine

Czechia, in cooperation with other allies, will seek ways to increase the supply of ammunition to Ukraine, Czech President Petr Pavel said after returning from a two-day visit to Ukraine on Sunday. According to Mr. Pavel, Ukraine has a critical shortage of ammunition, which is essential for the country to launch a counter-offensive against Russia and regain control of its territory.

The Czech head of state left for the war-torn country on Thursday evening together with his Slovak counterpart Zuzana Čaputová. On Friday, they were received in Kyiv by President Volodymyr Zelensky.

On Saturday, the Czech president met with the regional governor Serhiy Lysak in the eastern city of Dnipro on Saturday to discuss Czech aid to the Dnipropetrovsk region. According to Prague Castle, Mr. Pavel is the first head of state to visit east Ukraine since start of Russian aggression.