Ammunition

Greece will continue supplying Ukraine with guns and ammunition this year without depleting its stocks.

The equipment will be bought from the Czech Republic and transferred directly to Ukraine. Czech and Greek officials are negotiating the prices of these systems; signing a bilateral agreement will follow.

Authorities have arrested two people after finding a large weapons cache in their home in northern Greece, police said Tuesday.

The two - a 54-year-old man and a 57-year-old woman - face felony counts of weapons and explosives possession. 

A police officer in charge of an Athens police department was apprehended Wednesday for the misappropriation of service firearms. Following a routine inspection by an armorer, discrepancies in handheld weapons assigned to the officer were identified.

A police officer, who was the manager of an Athens police department, was apprehended on Wednesday for the misappropriation of service firearms. 

Following a routine inspection by an armorer, discrepancies in handheld weapons assigned to the officer were identified. 

Defense Minister Todor Tagarev revealed that Bulgaria has taken substantial steps to reinforce its military capabilities, confirming that certain companies in the country are presently engaged in the production of 155mm projectiles adhering to NATO standards.

The US is reportedly discussing with Greece the sale of a total of 75,000 artillery shells from the Hellenic Armed Forces' stockpile as part of the effort to replenish Ukrainian ammunition in the war against Russia.

As Kyiv's counter-offensive continues into its fourth month, with limited success and several Russian counterattacks, it is becoming clear that Moscow's plan may be to let Ukraine exhaust its men, tanks, shells and missiles against the strongest Surovikin Line, Jutarnji List reports.

The United States, together with Bulgaria and South Korea, will supply Ukraine with 155 mm ammunition, the Financial Times reported, quoted by the Ukrainian agency UNIAN and BNR.

The US has signed contracts with Bulgaria and South Korea, and is also trying to convince Japan to join the initiative to supply ammunition to Ukraine.

Some 28 unexploded artillery shells have been detected in the Black Sea, off Istanbul's northern district of Şile, the provincial governor's office has announced.

A man swimming at a beach in Şile noticed some metal objects in the sea and reported the situation to the gendarmerie.

A new major explosion was reported at the Hellenic Air Force ammunition dump near Nea Anchialos on Thursday afternoon after a series of consecutive explosions have rocked the area. The police has ordered its evacuation.