“Tens of thousands of Czechs” went to Wenceslas Square in the capital to protest the “rise of populism and extremism,” the agency noted.
They held the flags of the Czech Republic, the United States, NATO and Ukraine, and those present expressed “support for Ukraine in its war against Russia”.
Olena Zelenska, wife of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, addressed the participants in the demonstration via video link. She urged the Czechs not to forget what is happening in Ukraine and said that the Ukrainians will not allow Russia to drag “the whole world into darkness”.
“Darkness will never win,” stressed the First Lady of Ukraine.
The Czech Republic at the state level actively supports Ukraine in the fight against Russian aggression. The Armed Forces of Ukraine received and used Czech self-propelled guns Dana and MLRS RM-70 Vampire in the war against Russia.
The Czech President Milos Zeman spoke on 21 September increased assistance to Ukraine against the background of mobilization in the Russian Federation.
According to the Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic, Yana Chernokhova, at the beginning of October, the export of arms from the Czech Republic to Ukraine in 2022 reached 47 billion Czech crowns (approximately $ 1.9 billion).
On October 19, Chernokhova announced this The Czech Republic is preparing a new military aid package for Ukraine in the amount of 22 million crowns (approximately $ 880 thousand).
