Zelensky: Ukraine may receive 1.8 million shells this year through Czech initiative

The head of state said this during a joint press conference with Czech President Petr Pavel following a meeting in Prague, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“The Czech artillery initiative is working brilliantly, as Mr. President has already said. Last year you really helped us a lot with artillery shells. And we expect that this year's cooperation will be equally effective. We talked about 1.8 million shells, maybe this year. This is a very strong decision,” Zelensky said.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, Czech Defense Minister Jana Černochova said that as part of the Czech initiative, Ukraine would receive 400,000 large-caliber ammunition as of the end of April.

Last year, the Czech Republic, with the support of its allies, launched an initiative to purchase ammunition for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in third countries. As a result, Ukraine received approximately 1.5 million shells of various calibers last year.