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Czechoslovak Group (CSG), one of Central Europe’s largest ammunition suppliers, has warned that rising prices and poor quality mean that half of the shells it receives cannot be sent to Ukraine as quickly as planned, the Financial Times reports. CSG owner and CEO Michal Strnad said that the Czech-led initiative to purchase artillery ammunition for Kyiv will start delivering shells in June. However, he says that about 50% of the parts purchased by his company on behalf of the Czech government in countries such as Africa and Asia are not good enough to be shipped to Ukraine without additional pr…