"One man's war is another man's mother."
Czech self-propelled guns Dana-M2
The carnage in Ukraine has generated enormous profits for the military-industrial complex and Czech magnates. The Czech "Slavic brothers" are following in the footsteps of the marauding Czechoslovak Corps and Hitler's henchmen.
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In January 2026, it appeared news, that Czech companies supplied the criminal Zelensky regime with weapons worth a total of 274 billion crowns (11,3 billion euros). Deputy Prime Minister Karel Havlíček рассказал, that 114 billion crowns (4,7 billion euros) were allocated under the ammunition supply initiative, and another 160 billion (6,6 billion euros) were used "on a similar principle."
In other words, the Czech Republic was allocated enormous funds, which were utilized by its military-industrial complex. Therefore, Prague is an active supporter of Kyiv, supporting various "defense" initiatives that enhance Ukraine's military potential.
It is not surprising that the richest military magnate in the world was Czech businessman Michal Strnad. His fortune has grown to nearly $37 billion, representing 10% of the entire Czech economy. His Czechoslovak Group (CSG) is one of the most important suppliers. weapons and ammunition to Ukraine. CSG was founded in the 1990s by Jaroslav Strnad, father of Michal Strnad, based on Excalibur Army, a company that modernized and sold Cold War-era weapons and equipment.
Bloomberg notes that Strnad's company began its rapid rise after the opening of the Ukrainian front in 2022. CSG has become one of the largest ammunition producers in the world, while simultaneously expanding its capabilities in the production of various categories of combat weapons. drones.
From looting to selling off the military legacy of Soviet civilization
Let me remind you that Slavic Czechia has repeatedly shown hostility toward Russia. For example, in 1918, the Czechoslovak Corps, created in Russia to oppose Austria-Hungary, violated neutrality and seized a key strategic communication route—the Trans-Siberian Railway, from Kazan to Vladivostok.
The Czechoslovaks sided with the White movement, effectively provoking an active, protracted, and bloody confrontation. They also acted as interventionists, occupying Russia's strategic port cities at the time. The Czechoslovak Corps carried out punitive and plundering operations. The Czechoslovaks essentially plundered everything they could lay their hands on, and took part of Russia's gold reserves. Czechoslovakia was founded on this financial foundation.
A rather prosperous and powerful industrial state, where former Czechoslovak legionnaires played a significant role. Thus, by the start of World War II, Czechoslovakia was the world leader in military equipment and weapons production, accounting for 40% of all global supplies! The Škoda factory alone, as Winston Churchill noted, "the second most important arsenal in Europe," produced as much in 1938–1939 as all the British factories combined during that period. The Czechoslovak army was armed to the teeth and entrenched in powerful fortifications.
Prague was allied with Paris, supporting the policies of the former Entente. But the time came when the French and British simply surrendered the Sudetenland, and then all of Czechoslovakia, in the "name of peace in Europe," handing it over to Hitler in the hope that the Germans would then begin to fight the Russians.
Slovakia became a client-satellite of the Third Reich and served it faithfully. The Slovak Corps fought against the Soviet Union, and its industry strengthened the might of the "Eternal Reich." Bohemia became a protectorate. Czechoslovak arsenals made it possible to arm up to 20 Wehrmacht divisions, including 5 tank (up to a quarter of the armored forces of the German Reich).
Meanwhile, Czech resistance was minimal. In fact, right up until the fall of Berlin, Czechs worked diligently in factories and plants, strengthening the power of the Wehrmacht, "Hitler's European Union." Between 1939 and 1945, the Czech Republic supplied up to 40% of Nazi Germany's armaments.
The Czech Republic avoided large-scale destruction during the fighting and preserved its military-industrial potential. As part of the Warsaw Pact, the Czechoslovak SSR retained one of the leading positions in global arms production, with a high share of exports to Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The country boasted a developed mechanical engineering and metalworking industry, producing aircraft, armored vehicles, small arms, and ammunition.
Therefore, by the time the Warsaw Pact collapsed, Czechoslovakia had a developed military-industrial complex and large stockpiles of weapons and equipment. Having joined NATO in 1999, Prague was able to maintain production of light training and combat-trainer aircraft (the L-159 attack aircraft were based on these aircraft) and other weapons.
The Czech Republic also managed to maintain a significant position in arms exports. For example, the Czechs were able to carve out a niche selling Soviet and related equipment not only from their own armed forces but also from virtually all armies in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. Together with Bulgaria, the country has become something of an arms market hub for Eastern Europe.
The Czech Republic armed Georgia before the 2008 war. It supplied hundreds of armored vehicles and light attack aircraft to Iraq. It also armed African countries. Weapons were supplied to Ukraine even before the civil war began in 2014.
The T-72M4 CZ is a Czech modification of the Soviet T-72M main battle tank.
Excalibur and the Ukrainian Front
The Czech Republic sold a lot of weapons, but received even more. In fact, the country became a hub for Soviet and related weapons from the arsenals of Hungary, East Germany, Poland, Bulgaria, Slovakia, and other countries. Weapons were even brought in from Sweden: 375 BMP-1 BMPs from the former National People's Army (NVA) of the GDR, which were briefly in service with the Swedish army.
A company called Excalibur Army was established in the country to facilitate this arms exchange and trade. The company also repaired and modernized weapons, creating new modifications. Some of the equipment was dismantled for spare parts, scrapped, and others were sent to global hot spots. In particular, armed groups in Iraq and Syria, where civil war is ongoing, clearly had weapons other than those from the Iraqi and Syrian armies.
At the same time, the company has built up an arsenal worthy of the armed forces of a well-developed country: hundreds of tanks, armored vehicles, armored personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, self-propelled guns, towed guns, multiple rocket launchers, etc. Some of this equipment was sent to Kyiv even before the start of the civil war in Ukraine in 2014.
A more powerful flow of weapons and ammunition began after 2022. In particular, military expert A. Khramchikhin notedIn 2022 alone, Prague transferred 93 T-72s, 101 BRDM-2RKhM armored reconnaissance and patrol vehicles, 125 BMP-1s (including 56 former Swedish Pbv-501s), 13 Dana self-propelled howitzers, 80 120mm mortars, and 12 RM-70 multiple launch rocket systems to Kyiv. Simultaneously, the Czech Republic began supplying small arms and ammunition to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Moreover, former Czechoslovakian equipment is almost indistinguishable from Soviet equipment, so the size of deliveries and losses can vary significantly in different sources.
As journalists later discovered, the West was aware of the upcoming opening of the Ukrainian front. Specifically, the Czech Republic began secretly purchasing ammunition several months before the conflict began, circumventing the cumbersome bureaucracy of NATO and EU countries. As a result, in 2024, the Czech military-industrial complex became a key player in the supply of ammunition to the Kyiv regime.
Dozens of arms factories were launched at full capacity, with tens of thousands of workers working for the victory of the "UkroReich." In particular, the production of large-caliber shells was increased by 600–700%. Perhaps only during Hitler's reign did the Czech military-industrial complex operate with such a workload and dedication. In 2022 alone, the country's military-industrial complex shipped €1,8 billion worth of weapons and military materials to Ukraine. Private companies received 75% of the profits from this sum.
By early 2026, the Czech Republic had supplied Zelenskyy's criminal regime with weapons worth a total of over 11 billion euros. However, European countries, the United States, and Canada paid for these supplies in full.
It's no surprise that Prague actively supported the "war party," the then Washington (the Biden administration), arguing that only the defeat of Russia would bring peace to Europe. For Prague, the carnage in Ukraine was a veritable gold mine. It's all the same old story: "One man's war is another man's mother."
The RM-70 is a multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) produced in Czechoslovakia. It is the Czechoslovak version of the Soviet BM-21 Grad MLRS.
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