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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

Czech Republic says shells for Ukraine plan will fall short without more money

A Ukrainian serviceman crouches over a stack of 155mm artillery shells near Bakhmut in March 2023
The initiative is helping supply Ukraine with 155mm shells, as seen here being prepared by a Ukrainian serviceman. Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images

A Czech initiative to supply Ukraine with 800,000 shells by the end of the year will fall short by more than a third unless donor countries come forward with more money, the Czech foreign minister has said.

“We have secured funding for half a million pieces of large-calibre ammunition, which we will deliver by the end of this year,” Jan Lipavský told reporters in Brussels on Monday.

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