More than a third of the 500,000 rounds of ammunition, which are to be delivered as part of the Czech initiative by the end of the year, are already in Ukraine.
This was reported by Ukraine's Ambassador to the Czech Republic, Vasyl Zvarych, according to ČTK.
He mentioned that the Ukrainian military primarily needs 155mm caliber ammunition.
Zvarych also noted that Ukraine is in talks with the Czech Ministry of Defense to expand the initiative. He assured that there is no information about issues with the ammunition deliveries, despite recent claims made by the German newspaper Handelsblatt.
The ambassador suggested that the report might have been an attempt to discredit the initiative and emphasized that it is indeed effective, has room for growth, and he hopes that deliveries will continue into next year.
Additionally, he stated that the initiative is intended to serve as a tool for investing in Ukraine's domestic ammunition production.
'Ukraine has increased its capabilities, but we need certain financial resources to further develop them and produce smaller caliber ammunition,' Zvarych said, adding that Ukraine is also discussing this matter with the Czech Ministry of Defense.
