US EditionCzech ammunition scheme for Kyiv faces funding shortfalls - NATO official
- A Czech initiative is trying to raise five billion euros globally to buy ammunition for Ukraine but has only gathered 1.4 billion euros so far, according to a NATO official.
- The program involves countries like Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands working together to acquire large-calibre ammunition for Ukraine to counter battlefield disadvantages against Russia.
- NATO's Ukraine mission expects the initiative to supply 1.8 million artillery rounds in 2025, making up 43% of ammunition sent to Kyiv and about 70% of Soviet-calibre shells.
- Donors have committed around 1.4 billion euros to the program, with 16 billion euros worth of ammunition available globally, according to the NATO official.
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The initiative to supply munitions to Ukraine, launched by the Czech Republic, faced a lack of funding in 2026.
Czech ammunition scheme for Kyiv faces funding shortfalls - NATO official
A Czech initiative sourcing ammunition for Ukraine aims to secure shells worth five billion euros ($5.95 billion) globally but has only managed to raise 1.4 billion euros so far, a senior NATO military official said on Wednesday.
The project was joined by Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Czech military and arms manufacturers.
Czech initiative to supply ammunition to Ukraine faces funding shortfall - NATO official The Czech initiative to supply ammunition to Ukraine aims to raise 5 billion euros, but only 1.4 billion euros have been raised so far. The program involves purchasing large-caliber shells for Ukraine to reduce its strategic backwardness on the battlefield.
The Czech ammunition initiative aims to secure artillery ammunition worth five billion euros (over 121 billion crowns) for Kiev, but so far it has only pledged 1.4 billion euros, an unnamed senior NATO military official said in Brussels on Wednesday. He did not specify, however, whether this amount is intended to cover supplies until 2026 or for another long period of time. The official recalled that the domestic government has confirmed that it…
According to an unnamed senior NATO official, the Czech ammunition initiative has pledged 1.4 billion euros worth of ammunition, which is to be channeled to help Ukraine. The initiative aims to secure 5 billion euros worth of ammunition.
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