The Czech ammunition initiative secured financing for half a million shells for Ukraine and can gather more if it finds additional donors or finances, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said in an interview with the Kyiv Independent on July 23. Czechia unveiled the international initiative earlier this year amid Ukraine’s shell shortages caused largely by delays in U.S. assistance. “We know for sure that half a million shells will be delivered by the end of this year. If there is more funding, more can be delivered,” Lipavsky said, adding that “there are quite a significant number of shells a…
