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>>> Germany outlined readiness to scale Ukraine’s air defense by roughly 20% per year, expand long-range strike capacity (including missile production), and equip four mechanized brigades with around 480 APCs/IFVs annually—while avoiding pledges of Bundeswehr troops.
>>> Czechia will provide €40 million every year through 2030 for humanitarian and reconstruction projects in Ukraine, locking in steady civil-sector support.
>>> Estonia’s Milrem Robotics is preparing a record batch of THeMIS ground robotic systems for Ukraine, expanding unmanned support on the battlefield.
>>> Hungary and Slovakia are blocking renewal of certain EU sanctions on Russia unless several sanctioned oligarchs—Usmanov, Fridman, Mazepin, Aven, Bazhaev, and Avdolyan—are removed from the blacklist, deepening fractures in the EU debate over pressure on Moscow.
>>> Ukraine and the Philippines plan to sign an MoU enabling defense-technology cooperation, including joint UAV production, training, and capability development—potentially as early as October.
>>> A Ukrainian citizen was killed in a funicular accident in Portugal, and the global fashion world mourned the death of legendary designer Giorgio Armani.