Ukraine may receive 1.5 million shells under Czech initiative
Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said that the initiative to purchase about 800,000 shells for Ukraine, led by Prague, is bearing fruit.
Source: Bloomberg.
Details: "We can do much more than the initially announced number (of 800,000)," Lipavsky said, naming 1.5 million shells as a potential volume.
According to him, the Czech initiative alone will not be enough to support Ukraine, and funding for the first deliveries is needed before the cargoes are shipped.
"As we can see, this is already helping Ukraine fight better because they know they will have fresh ammunition, and this has changed their attitude to the use of existing stocks," the Foreign Minister said.
However, he refused to say how long it would take to get the supplies to the front line.
Author - Olena Madiak, 26/03/2024
