In the Czech Republic, as part of the Gift for Putin initiative, volunteers raised $2.3 million. for the purchase of MLRS RM-70 of Ukraine.
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Also, 365 missiles for the system will be purchased for these funds. MLRS should be deployed within the next few weeks.
In just 2.5 months, contributions were made by 19,165 people and companies, the organizers say.
It is expected that the RM-70 MLRS will be handed over to the Ukrainian military within a few weeks.
The Czech Volunteer Movement launched a collection for the RM-70 multiple launch rocket system, which will bear the name Přemysl, in February this year. The collection was linked to the anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The co-author of the project, Martin Ondrachek, explained the choice of the type of weapons by the simplicity of its development by the Ukrainian army and accessibility. The rocket launcher was overhauled at the STV Group plant.
This is a fully complex overhaul, including the engine, chassis, launcher and fire control system, so that the MLRS meets all possible requirements for combat use, said development director Ivo Streychek.
The RM-70 is a multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) that has been produced since the 1970s in the Czechoslovak Republic and then in the Czech Republic.
The artillery part of the MLRS is a copy of the Soviet MLRS BM-21 Grad. The installation has 40 guides for 122 mm rockets. It can use the entire range of Soviet unguided missiles, as well as similar foreign-made ammunition.
Source: Racurs
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