Ukraine faces loss of half its heavy ammunition supply after Czech-backed coalition fractures

Published May 26, 2026 4:26pm ET | Updated May 26, 2026 4:26pm ET



Ukraine could face an ammunition shortfall after half the member nations of a Czech-led ammunition supply effort stopped contributing.

In an interview published Tuesday, the hawkish Czech President Petr Pavel revealed to the Financial Times that nine of the 18 member nations of the effort had stopped contributing, jeopardizing the supply of large-caliber ammunition to Ukraine.

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