The Czech Republic

received all the necessary funds from the allies for the purchase of 800,000 shells, which will be sent to Ukraine.

This was stated by the country's president Petr Pavel, ČTK

informs

.

The president said that "as of this morning, we have collected the total amount for the purchase of all ammunition, 800,000 pieces."

In addition, Pavel stated that the Czech government will sign a memorandum with all the countries that have joined the initiative - and there are 18 of them - and will inform about further steps and delivery schedules.

At the same time, the president refused to specify which countries have invested in the initiative.

Pavel stated that, according to his information, the first ammunition should arrive in Ukraine "in the coming weeks".

"Now it will depend on the skill of our companies and the Ministry of Defense to speed up the whole process," he added.

It will be recalled that it was previously reported that 

the Czech billionaire seeks to help Ukraine fight against Russian aggression

.

In addition, we previously informed that 

the president of the Czech Republic made a new statement regarding the possible presence of troops of NATO countries in Ukraine

.

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