President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala have signed an agreement on security cooperation and long-term support in Woodstock, the UK, on Thursday.

According to the Office of the President of Ukraine, from the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, the Czech Republic provided Ukraine with military assistance worth around EUR 400 million, and it will maintain the same dynamics within ten years of the document's validity. The Czech Republic will continue to explore further options for deliveries of military materiel across all domains with regard to Ukraine's evolving needs and requirements.

A significant part of the agreement is dedicated to intensive cooperation on military-technical cooperation projects, primarily in areas of small and large caliber ammunition, small arms and light weapons, unmanned aerial vehicles, electronic warfare and heavy equipment, including maintenance, repairs and overhaul.

According to the document, the Czech Republic will continue to help Ukraine under its initiative on the supply of 155mm and 122mm artillery munitions with the assistance of the partner states. In addition, Ukraine and the Czech Republic will promote efforts towards increasing the industrial capacities for ammunition production on their territories.

The countries share the ambition for 2024 and beyond to train up to 4,000 Ukrainian soldiers annually, in particular but not exclusively within the EU Military Assistance Mission Ukraine (EUMAM).

The development cooperation will involve the Czech Republic's partnership with the city of Dnipro and Dnipropetrovsk region. The Czech Republic with support of the Ukrainian central authorities will actively engage with the city and the region to support their recovery, reconstruction and sustainable development. It will also take steps to establish a diplomatic mission in the city of Dnipro.

The Czech Republic's humanitarian support includes financial and in-kind support for civil protection and resilience of the war-affected population of Ukraine, including internally displaced persons.

The Czech Republic also clearly affirms its support for Ukraine's future membership in the EU and NATO.

The Czech Republic is the 24th country that signed the security agreement with Ukraine.