Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine the Czech Republic has donated to Kyiv weapons and ammunition from own army stocks worth 7.3 billion Czech crowns (EUR 291.5 million).
The parents of the Czech volunteer soldier Karel Kucera, who was killed in the battles near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, were handed over his Order of Courage III degree, conferred posthumously.
More than a third of the 500,000 rounds of ammunition that should be sent to Ukraine as part of the Czech initiative by the end of the year have already been delivered to the country.
Poland is participating in the Czech initiative to supply ammunition to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the Polish State Agency for Strategic Reserves (RARS) is in constant contact with the relevant Czech government agency (AMOS).
As part of the Czech initiative to purchase ammunition for Ukraine, about 500,000 artillery shells have already been paid for and are to be delivered by the end of the year.
Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Petr Fiala, says the first batch of artillery rounds procured within the framework of the Czech initiative has already been delivered to Ukraine.
Ukrhydroenergo PrJSC and the representatives of the Czech government and business circles have discussed assistance with the reconstruction of Ukrainian hydroelectric power plants (HPPs).
Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur has said that a number of countries have already contributed to the Czech initiative to purchase shells for Ukraine, but there is still a lack of money.
During a conversation with his Czech counterpart Jana Černochová, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov emphasized the importance of increasing the supply of artillery ammunition to the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
A Czech initiative called "A Gift for Putin" has raised more than CZK 3 million (over $133,000) in just one day to purchase a Black Hawk helicopter to be delivered to Ukraine.
At a meeting with Czech National Security Adviser Tomáš Pojar, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba has invited the Czech government and companies to Ukraine’s Defense Industries Forum.
A Czech medical volunteer who, as part of the Phoenix project, was helping with the treatment of Ukrainian soldiers on the front line, has been seriously injured in eastern Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has congratulated Petr Pavel on his victory in the Czech presidential election and invited him to visit Ukraine.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and his Czech counterpart Petr Fiala have discussed further steps to counter Russian aggression and a post-war reconstruction plan for Ukraine.