The Armed Forces of Ukraine will receive the first batch of ammunition under the Czech initiative to purchase ammunition for Ukraine in June.
This was announced by Czech President Petr Pavel.
"Our Prime Minister Petr Fiala and I assume that the first batch of almost 180,000 units of ammunition will be delivered in June, and further contracts will be signed for a five- to six-figure number of shells," Pavel said.
One of the reasons for the delay, he said, was competition, which arose because many parties were aware of the Czech Republic's efforts to urgently search for the shells. Ukraine's partners had to speak openly about this initiative to involve as many countries as possible, Pavel explained, but in doing so they also "revealed their cards" - and Russia took advantage of this.
The Czech President acknowledged that Russia is much stronger than Ukraine, and despite Western support, the moment is approaching when the human resources of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and support among the Ukrainian population will increasingly limit Ukraine's efforts.
"In this situation - and I have been saying this for a long time - it is important to support Ukraine in every way possible so that it can make it clear to the Russian aggressor that there is no point in continuing the war, that Russia will not achieve any further military success. Because as long as Russia has any hope of success, it has no reason to conduct peace negotiations," the Czech President is convinced.
Earlier, Apostrophe wrote that Ukraine will receive all the promised F-16s from Denmark.