Here’s a summary of the article:
**Key Points:**
1. Ukraine received 400,000 additional artillery shells from a Czech-led initiative to enhance its firepower.
2. The initiative has provided around 1.5 million artillery shells of various calibers to Ukraine in 2024 and will continue to provide support in 2025.
3. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal met with his Czech counterpart, Petr Fiala, to discuss expanding cooperation on weapons production, economic support, and humanitarian assistance.
4. The Trump administration is considering deporting nearly 200,000 Ukrainians using foreign aid funds, according to a draft internal document obtained by the Washington Post.
5. The proposal involves using $250 million of foreign aid funds to repatriate people from active conflict zones, including Ukrainians, Haitians, Afghans, Palestinians, Libyans, Sudanese, Syrians, and Yemenis.
**Additional Context:**
* Ukraine has been involved in a long-standing conflict with Russia, which started in 2014.
* The conflict escalated into a full-scale war in 2022.
* The Czech Republic has played a significant role in providing military support to Ukraine, including hosting hundreds of thousands of refugees since the start of the war.
**Note from the Author:**
The article is part of the Ukraine War Latest series by the Kyiv Independent news desk team. The team provides essential updates about the events in Ukraine 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
