The Czech Republic announced the construction and transfer of an Earth observation satellite to Ukraine

The Czech Republic is going to build and transfer to Ukraine a space satellite for Earth observation. This was announced by the Czech Foreign Ministry on October 21.

"The Czech Republic will build and supply Ukraine with a modern Earth observation satellite capable of collecting data regardless of weather conditions and daylight hours," the ministry said in a statement. Twitter).

In addition, the Czech Ministry of Transport noted that the country will be the first to provide such assistance. It is specified that the Ukrainian side requested the satellite itself.

"The transfer of the satellite is not only an expression of our assistance to Ukraine, but also a confirmation of the high level of the Czech space industry," said Martin Kupka, Minister of Transport of the Czech Republic.

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The leader of the ANO movement that won the parliamentary elections ("Action of Dissatisfied Citizens") Andrei Babis, who is running for the post of Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, said on October 8 that the country would not allocate "a single crown" from its budget for the purchase of weapons for Ukraine. The politician also noted that the Czech Republic contributes billions to the budget of the European Union (EU), which helps Ukraine.

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