Posted on 08/30/2025 2:15:25 PM PDT by Grzegorz 246
Ukraine expects to receive around 1.8 million artillery shells by the end of the year as part of the Czech ammunition initiative.
The statement was made by Ukraine`s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha during a joint press conference in Kyiv with his Czech counterpart Jan Lipavský, Ukrinform correspondent reported on August 12.
“Czechia is making practical contributions to our shared security and defense. Thanks to the Czech ammunition initiative launched in 2024, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are to receive about 1.8 million artillery shells by the end of this year,” Sybiha stated.
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Who is making new barrels to replace the ones which are worn out?
Those Czechs do like to make good firearms and ammo.
So, how many artillery rounds can we make in a month?
Steppin’ up. That’s good.
1.8 million drones could help.
I’m ok with Europe paying for European wars in Europe. Please canpeace be made though because our treaties are not going to outlast the decade.
Hope their getting paid by Ukraine first before supplying them anything.
their = they’’re
Not complaining but why is this just happening now! The critical problem has been known about since the beginning of the invasion. Bien’s handlers did NOTHING except empty our inventory while pretending to make more? Did we even pretend?
Part of the global increase in us and our allies increasing weapon manufacturing, includes barrels and artillery pieces.
If every European country built drones for Ukraine would that make the difference. Russia doesn’t think Europe is united so Vlad plays his games.
Nice factory you have there, would be a shame if something happened to it.
RE: Deliver 1.8 million shells....
Beautiful ones, let’s hope.
Sad fact is the tubes ( artillery pieces) have mostly been destroyed. Plenty of shells now, but no artillery pieces or men to launch them.
Numbers:
AI says the cost of an artillery shell in Europe is $5000 each.
1.8 million X 5000 = $9B
This would be 2.5% of the GDP of the Czech Republic. Given away. Unless the EU pays.
Let the Europeans and the democrats in the USA pay for — and fight in — this war. Russia is not our true enemy.
Tge Czech republic is part of the European union.
During the battle of the Somme from July 1 to November 18, 1916, the British fired off 1.7 million artillery shells.
United24 Media simply paraphrased another Ukrainian media source:
"As reported, last year the Czech Republic, with the support of allies, launched an initiative to purchase ammunition for the Armed Forces in third countries. Thanks to this, approximately 1.5 million shells of various calibres were transferred to Ukraine last year."Essentially this is press release time. No report of the actual state of the war. Likely the EU will gin up finances, as the Czech Republik alone cannot manage this. The press release says as much.Ukraine expects to receive 1.8 million munitions within the «Czech initiative» - Sibig by the end of the year UkrinForum, 12 August 2025. [ machine translation from Ukrainian ]
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