The Czech Republic has sourced 1.5 million shells worth €3.3B for Ukraine through Cold War contacts. The Czech Republic received about 800,000 artillery shells from various suppliers worldwide and found another 700,000 shells that could be bought with additional funds. The cost for all 1.5 million pr... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #CzechMilitaryAid #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WarinUkraine
European NATO countries are ready to spend almost $500B on defense; the EC has already allocated €500M to increase ammunition production. The threat posed by Russia forces has convinced NATO countries to arm themselves, and they also need to arm Ukraine, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. He added that this year, the combined defe... #ArtilleryShells #DefenseIndustryEU #JensStoltenberg #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NATO #WeaponsProduction
Russia produces 200% more artillery shells than the US and EU combined for Ukraine. According to NATO intelligence data, Russia produces about 250,000 artillery munitions per month, or about three million per year. Together, the US and Europe can produce only about 1.2 million rounds... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #DefenseIndustryRussia #RussianMilitary #WarinUkraine #WeaponsProduction
The Czech Republic has completed fundraising and will purchase 800,000 artillery shells for Ukraine. Ukraine’s allies have collected all the financing needed for the Czech-initiated purchase, said President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel. The necessary amount was reached after Norwegian authoritie... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #MilitaryAidforUkraine #PetrPavel #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
France convenes a meeting of Ukraine’s allies on March 7 and joins the Czech initiative to purchase ammunition. France invited the ministers of foreign affairs and defense from Ukraine and its primary allies, as well as the Secretary General of NATO and the head of EU diplomacy, to participate in a video call o... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #EmmanuelMacron #PetrPavel #SupportUkraine
Germany joins the projectile coalition and will buy ammunition worth hundreds of millions of euros. Germany will take part in the Franco-Czech initiative to purchase hundreds of thousands of artillery shells for Ukraine’s armed forces, said Steffen Hebestreit, a representative of the German go... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #Bundestag #SteffenHebestreit #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
