Germany will support Ukraine with 180,000 rounds of artillery shells as a contribution to a Czech-led plan to buy ammunition for Ukraine, with a price tag of 576 million euros ($618 million), the Defense Ministry said. The most pressing need for Ukraine two years after Russia's full-scale invasion has become artillery ammunition, which is running low as the sides use heavy cannon fire to hold largely static, entrenched positions along the 1,000-kilometer front line. Last month, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced a 478 million euro aid package for Ukraine, not including the support for the Czech ammunition initiative.
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