The Czech Republic is successfully hunting FOR shells for Ukraine. If one pursues to kill, then one hunts wild animals. If one is in search of something, then one hunts FOR something.

well, it was a while ago but the Czechs know what a Russian invasion is like. I was a kid in 68 but I won't forget. They came into our country, stole resources, polluted the land and stayed for a generation.

10 years since the referendum in Crimea. Then 93% of the inhabitants of Crimea voted for the return of Crimea to Russia. Crimea became part of Russia 242 years ago. When there was no USA, no Germany, no Czech Republic, no Slovakia, no Romania, there was no Belgium, no Croatia, no Slovenia, no Finland, and even more so there was no Ukraine... And all these countries believe that Crimea should not be Russian. It's funny! Sevastopol in Crimea is the most European city. It is here that German, English, French, Turkish, Italian, Romanian cemeteries are located, where those who once doubted that Crimea was Russian rest. Happy holidays!

U.S. should also be proud to have Allies like Ukraine who answered the US Article 5 call when it was attacked in 2001. Oh wait, Ukraine isn't a NATO member but they still responded and helped anyway. They also lost soldiers fighting with U.S.A. in their war. That must be why the Ukraine aid bill is being _rushed_ through Congress so they can repay them for being such a good Ally and helping USA in their time of need.

So I don't know why the US should be proud of us. We are not their servants. We are about the ninth most populous country in the EU, we have our own sovereign policy, and yes, it is based on the EU and NATO. However, while we only take from the EU, we don't give anything to NATO for a change. We're a bit of a parasite, for my taste.

@@braveworld2707 The majority of Americans are furious at this political delay. It must be remembered that that U.S. has been the largest contributor to the war effort so far.

@@jimc9596 It is no longer the largest contributor...by per head of capita...they are noe one of the lowest. They have done nothing for the last six months.

@@sqnhunterx Lets hope they get the aid they need.

Since we were part of eastern block we have excellent contacts in Africa and Central Asia so I guess munitions will come from these countries...

We appreciate your words:) This job of looking for the shells has been started even before the February 24th of 2022, and it took over 2 years to organize everything.. Major help was of course the election of Petr Pavel as president in March 2023, as he was the NATO military commitees head - the 2nd highest post within NATO right after Stoltenberg..... That gave the selling countries the confidence to proceed with the sale.. First 300.000 shells will be in UA in about 2 weeks, then 500.000 till June and the aditional 700.000 throughout the year...

@@viktornovomestsky3999 I thought by myself that this must have been somehow planned by a long hand! Just shows how forward thinking your Government is! I knew that the Czech Republik has many years experience in dealing with the Russian State and it's dangers but it is quite baffling how you literally have been running rings around them this time! Really, quite an elegant job!!

​@@martinabowm1786 Nice to hear☺... Well, regarding dealing with Russia, we have been added to the official "enemies of Russia" list 1 year prior to the war, in 2021, so the list comprised of only 2 countries then - the USA and the Czech republic... After the first sanctions, of course all EU, NATO and countries like Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, New Zealand, Australia etc. have been added to this list... But personally, I'm very proud of being the first EU country on the list:)... We have provided UA the first tanks in March 2022, first attack helicopters, MLRS systems, howitzers and so on and have even taken the most refugees per capita in the EU - 594.000 by a population of 10,5 million... No idea if you're from Germany, based on your name, but if not, let me explain our position shortly: We have gained independence in 1918 as Czechoslovakia after the collapse of Austria-Hungary empire after the WWI - we became the 10th largest economy at the time, but then in 1938 we have been "sold" to Nazi Germany by our allies Great Britain and France in order to avoid war... 1 year later the WWII started.. After the "liberation" of Czechoslovakia by the USSR in 1945 (no liberation, as we have got rid of the Nazis during the uprising few days prior), a coup happened in 1948 and the tyranical USSR regime lasted till 1989 Velvet revolution... But there was a period in 1968 called the "Prague spring", where we have got rid of censorship, travel bans etc. etc., but that was stopped by the USSR invasion on 21st of August 1968... It was the largest military operation in Europe after WWII, comprising of 500.000 men, 6000 tanks, 1500 fighter planes etc... And that's a very short summary of our history of hate towards Russia and its imperial ambitions... Btw. you can find many videos of the invasion here on KZfaq.. And the last, let me invite you to Prague, which has been named the worlds most gorgeous city in 2021 by a US travel magazine - and see, that they were correct:)

@@martinabowm1786 Nice to hear☺... Well, regarding dealing with Russia, we have been added to the official "enemies of Russia" list 1 year prior to the war, in 2021, so the list comprised of only 2 countries then - the USA and the Czech republic... After the first sanctions, of course all EU, NATO and countries like Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, New Zealand, Australia etc. have been added to this list... But personally, I'm very proud of being the first EU country on the list:)... We have provided UA the first tanks in March 2022, first attack helicopters, MLRS systems, howitzers and so on and have even taken the most refugees per capita in the EU - 594.000 by a population of 10,5 million... No idea if you're from Germany, based on your name, but if not, let me explain our position shortly: We have gained independence in 1918 as Czechoslovakia after the collapse of Austria-Hungary empire after the WWI - we became the 10th largest economy at the time, but then in 1938 we have been "sold" to Nazi Germany by our allies Great Britain and France in order to avoid war... 1 year later the WWII started.. After the "liberation" of Czechoslovakia by the USSR in 1945 (no liberation, as we have got rid of the Nazis during the uprising few days prior), a coup happened in 1948 and the tyranical USSR regime lasted till 1989 Velvet revolution... But there was a period in 1968 called the "Prague spring", where we have got rid of censorship, travel bans etc. etc., but that was stopped by the USSR invasion on 21st of August 1968... It was the largest military operation in Europe after WWII, comprising of 500.000 men, 6000 tanks, 1500 fighter planes etc... And that's a very short summary of our history of hate towards Russia and its imperial ambitions... Btw. you can find many videos of the invasion here on KZfaq.. And the last, let me invite you to Prague, which has been named the worlds most gorgeous city in 2021 by a US travel magazine - and see, that they were correct:)

This makes me proud and I am happy, that I do not have to feell shame for things my govt. does. I am proud that our ministers and president take this thing seriously. I personaly support also donations for Ukraine every month, and I hope, this all together will help to show all the dictators, that such attacks will never mean success, and those, who defend themselves, will find friends who help. I hope you understand, that we do not want to enter the conflict directly as long as we do not have to, but I think, we should at least help with all the other means available.

A mistake, the whole of Europe and above all ourselves. The Czech army is a museum of Soviet scrap.

@@NekorektniPochybovac-or8bi I see you're Czech - so please, inform yourselves about our procurement - 246 CV90, 24 F-35, 62 Caesar on Tatra chasis, 20 AH 1 Z-Venom and Spider with additional 12 to be purchased, 42 Leopard 2A4 with the will to buy at least 120 Leopard 2A8, Israelis Iron Dome and thousand of other things...

Nice to hear☺... Regarding dealing with Russia, we have been added to the official "enemies of Russia" list 1 year prior to the war, in 2021, so the list comprised of only 2 countries then - the USA and the Czech republic... After the first sanctions, of course all EU, NATO and countries like Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, New Zealand, Australia etc. have been added to this list... But personally, I'm very proud of being the first EU country on the list:)... And so do the vast majority of Czechs.. Though you've seen much more of Prague than a usual tourist, I assume you didn't see everything - Prague has been named the worlds most gorgeous city in 2021 by a US travel magazine, and that for a good reason.. If you'll be soming back one day, let me know, I can show you all the other extraordinary places - free of charge of course...

Well, populationwise we are actually the 9th largest country out of the EU 27, so a bit bigger dwarf... But I fully understand what you've meant und Vielen lieben Dank..

We are european Hobbits. 😂 Greetings from the Czech Republic.🇨🇿

@@karlhowellbehr3042 I always imagine our country as The Shire while reading LOTR :)

Germany may be more silent contributor, but also helps a lot now. I am happy that we can pull together now as one team. It wasn't always so (we had bad governments before, who were not so reliable in sense of international politics), but I see, your and my country does a lot today. The main mistake we have done before (both of our countries)was, that we were not prepared for such war and we were not prepared, that such dependency on trading with Russia could cause us so much trouble. I hope we will be able to learn from our mistakes and I hope Russian people will gain and understand freedom and truth democracy one day - but that cannot happen with Putin.

Well, France was the "problem child" for a long time - we, as a former Soviet satelite state, being ruled by them 1948-1989, experienced the brutal ending of "Prague spring" in 1968 with the USSR led invasion, were the first nation to provide UA tanks, howitzers, attack helicopters and so on and are doing to this day... We have even taken the most refugees per capita in the EU - 594.000 by a population of 10,5 million... France has given up only after the talks with our president about a month ago - Petr Pavel was the head of the NATO military commitee, and a soldier of the Czech special forces before, so he knows a lot.. Thankfully, it worked...

It's first to confuse Russia and not to interfere in the purchase or delivery, and second it's because there are 2 nations who are part of the EU and NATO, namely Hungary and Slovakia, and they're actively pushing Russian propaganda, refusing to send any weapons and are blocking almost any help (with their veto power) - both have been removed from the talks regarding Ukraine, thankfully... We were simply worried the info could be leaked to the Russians through them.. You're right, the first batch of 300.000 shells has been delivered 2 days ago, the another 500.000 shall be in UA in May and the rest of 700.000 throughout the year - I don't have the info about that, as it's still negotiated..

Hi Russian

@@gont183 If you don't mind, join the army.

@@NekorektniPochybovac-or8bi what army

It is, as actually the first 300.000 are already in Ukraine since yesterday...

What an expert you are.... Besides the fact, that out of the 1,5 million shells only 300.000 are the Soviet calibres 152 and 122mm, the rest of 1,2 million are the standard 155mm NATO shells and of our partner countries, such as Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Philipines etc...... So please, inform yourselves next time before you write such stupid comment...

RU TROLL doing what they do best .... acting like a rug ( lies like one ) .......

@@ibpsupplyman Would you like a photo/video? I can share it..

What kills me the most is how they pronounce TH as Z, here in Czechia, we at least say D, which is definitely more close than Z. 😀

@@Pidalin Can you provide timecodes? I am curious.

@@oneanywhere8561 1:18 - sounds like what most of people will imagine when you say stereotypical russian accent, but they are ukrainian 😀

Greetings comrade vatnik. Do you actually have any evidence or did your beloved uncle putin whisper it in your ear last night while giving you a reach around?

If it's so Russians are worse

Not even taking I to account the populations of the cities leveled by Putin's orders.

FREDO THE TOTALLY INSANE RU TROLL .........

So we must believe him because extraordinary claims with little evidence are the most likely to be true?