Fresh supplies of artillery ammunition are a priority for Kyiv as it attempts to fend off Russian advances in the east.
Ukraine could be close to clinching around 1.5 million additional rounds of vital ammunition as the need for new shells haunts Kyiv's efforts to stop the advance of Russian forces in the east of the country.The Czech Republic, one of Ukraine's staunchest supporters, has identified approximately 700,000 new shells that could be funneled to Ukraine, in addition to the 800,000 rounds of artillery ammunition that Prague had pinpointed earlier this year, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Together with the further 700,000 shells the Czech Republic has tracked down, as per The Journal, Prague would be spearheading efforts to send Ukraine an additional 1.5 million rounds of artillery ammunition.Newsweek has reached out to the Czech Defense Ministry for comment via email.NATO allies have scrambled to find ways to keep Kyiv's artillery guns firing, but it has proved a tall order to provide the shells featuring very high up on Ukraine's wish list.
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