Czech Republic Raises Over €8M for Drones for Ukraine
6 December, 2024 Illustrative photo of an FPV drone. Photo from open sources The Czech initiative Drony Nemesis has raised more than EUR8 million for the purchase of FPV drones for the Ukrainian military in almost a year.
This was announced on December 6, 2024, by a representative of the Skupina D organization, which organized the fundraising campaign, according to the Radio Prague International report. The project was launched last year in December. Czechs have already donated a total of more than CZK 203 million, although the initial goal was to raise only 100 million (about EUR4 million).
With these funds, the organizers of the initiative have already purchased and delivered 12,000 FPV drones to the Ukrainian Defense Forces, and another 3,000 are awaiting shipment. The organization also presented a new project called Spravedliva odplata (Just Retribution), which aims to purchase 100 tons of plastic explosives and other engineering and pyrotechnic equipment for the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
Ukrainian military with FPV drone. August 2024.Frame from the video of the DIU
According to representatives of the Czech organization, the explosives will be purchased in batches of 5 tons, each of which, including transportation, will cost CZK 10 million (about EUR400,000). The explosives can be used not only for combat, but also for demining The Skupina D organization was founded under the patronage of the Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces, Major General Karel Rehka to launch a collection for 10,000 drones.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic Karel Rehka with an FPV drone.Photo credits: irozhlas
In addition, the organizers noted that they have the ability to check how resistant the selected drones are to electronic warfare (EW) systems.
Symbolic transfer of RPG-7 grenade launchers.Source: STV GROUP
In November, the Czech company STV GROUP donated RPG-7 anti-tank grenade launchers to Ukraine for a total of CZK 20 million.
Ambassador of Ukraine to the Czech Republic Vasyl Zvarych thanked for this support and emphasized that the company was one of the first to show solidarity with Ukraine.