Czech ammo initiative supplied nearly 800,000 shells to Ukraine this year

A Czech-led initiative to supply Ukraine with ammunition has already delivered nearly 800,000 shells in this year alone, Kyiv's Ambassador to the Czech Republic Vasyl Zvarych said. 

Speaking in an interview with the Ukrinform publication, he stated that, funds have also already been accumulated for the purchase of ammunition for Ukraine as part of the Czech initiative for the first half of 2026, Caliber.Az reports.

“It is very important that the Czech Republic is also using revenues from frozen Russian assets to purchase ammunition for Ukraine. The process is ongoing, and ammunition and weapons are being delivered to Ukraine every day,” the ambassador to Prague said.

He recalled that last year, thanks to the initiative, 1.5 million large-caliber shells were delivered to Ukraine, specifying that this was not limited to 155mm alone. This year, the goal is to increase that amount to 1.8 million. According to a statement by Ukraine's defence ministry's AMOS international cooperation agency, these included 320,000 NATO artillery calibre projectiles.

In addition, cooperation is underway to localise the production of weapons and ammunition in Ukraine.

“This year alone, we have launched three new projects: for the production of Bren 2 assault rifles, for 155mm caliber ammunition, and for setting up a production line for smaller caliber cartridges,” the ambassador said, adding that this is not a complete list of projects within the defence industry cooperation between the two countries.

Earlier this year during a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the heads of key Czech defence companies, the importance of creating a joint Ukrainian-Czech defence cluster was emphasized.

By Nazrin Sadigova