✅ Shells to be sent to Ukraine in April under the Czech initiative

The Czech initiative to purchase artillery shells for Ukraine outside of NATO has been completed and is now awaiting delivery, reported Corriere della Sera.

The full amount has now been raised to purchase more than a million artillery shells, which Ukraine is to receive in April.

In total, more than 15 countries raised approximately €1.8 billion as part of the Czech initiative.

As previously reported, the country’s representatives managed to find about 500,000 155-mm artillery shells and 300,000 122-mm shells abroad. Subsequently, the Czech Republic reported that it had found an additional 200,000 shells, but did not provide details on the caliber of the shells or other details.

To date, about 20 countries have joined the Czech initiative to purchase artillery shells outside NATO and the EU, including Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Norway, Canada, Sweden, Portugal and Lithuania.

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