Following a visit to STARK DEFENCE in Ukraine, the German SPIEGEL reports on an interesting, previously unknown detail. In addition to the HX-2 from Helsing, the German government is also funding an unknown number of VIRTUS loitering munitions made by STARK DEFENCE for Ukraine.

Germany’s Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) has donated several high-power generators to medical and educational institutions originated in the Luhansk region. The generators were donated to (mainly) relocated institutions. Assisted was provided by the “Ukraine in Our Hands” foundation.

Germany’s Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) has donated 12 Mitsubishi L200 pickup trucks and 2 HAMM HC 180 road rollers to the Kharkiv region. The Kharkiv Regional State Administration and the charitable organization “Coordination Humanitarian Center” have assisted in the delivery.

Germany’s Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) has just delivered a MAN TGS 33.400 lorry crane-manipulator to Mykolaiv, to enable loading and installation work, as well as the clearance of rubble and the restoration of damaged structures.

As agreed, the four remaining vehicles were recently handed over to the Kherson Oblast by Germany’s Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW). They are due to assist various municipal services in Kherson with their duties shortly.

The German association Deutsch-Ukrainische Gesellschaft Bad Nenndorf e.V. in cooperation with the Ukrainian foundation Modern Ukraine has donated a full equipped ambulance to Ukraine's State Security Administration.

Contrary to my expectations, Minister of Defence Pistorius still did not confirm a delivery of RCH 155 self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine beyond doubt during today's visit to KNDS Deutschland in Kassel.

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Both pictures show very rare appearances of German-delivered E-Bike EMUs in service with Ukrainian Special Operations Forces of the Sierra Team (73rd Naval Special Operations Center) and the 4th Special Operations Task Group (3rd Special Operations Regiment). /151

Rare to find and see in 2026, but these pictures, which have been released by the 29th Heavy Mechanized Brigade in March 2026 and June 2026, show at least one of the 49+ Mercedes-Benz Unimog ambulances which have been donated from Bundeswehr stocks in March 2022. /150

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According to the Federal Press and Information Office: Chancellor Merz congratulated Ukraine's new Prime Minister, Koretskyi. He apparently also gave him some advice: “To further strengthen Ukraine’s European perspective, I would like to encourage you to pursue a determined reform agenda”.

Preliminary figures from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs just made public show that arms export licences with deliveries intended for Ukraine worth ~€2.52 billion were granted in the first half of 2026, with Ukraine being the top recipient by a large gap once again.

Reuters is reporting that Germany is funding the production of 50,000 Shrike FPV UAVs, worth ~€90 million for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Ukrainian manufacturer SkyFall has confirmed Germany's involvement. Deliveries have already begun and are to be completed by the end of 2026.

1/2 — Mykolaiv's municipal enterprise Mykolaiv Parks has received two Citroën Jumper vehicles from Germany's Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) and it's German solidarity partnership city Hannover.

The Kursk Force Grouping (commanded by the 8th Air Assault Corps) has just shared a video of their forces deploying several different systems, including a German-delivered HX-2 loitering munition to destroy a Russian 2S7 Pion howitzer inside Russia. /149

1/2 — With an enormous majority (510 votes to 79), a motion submitted by the Greens in the German Bundestag – which focused in particular on extensive additional military aid for Ukraine like delivery of Taurus KEPD-350 cruise missiles and Patriot interceptors – has just been rejected.

Minister of Defence Pistorius & Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sybiha have today signed an agreement on the joint production of BARS (cruise missile/OWA UAV hybrid). Germany will finance the production & delivery of an unknown amount, with future production also being established in Germany.

🧵 1/22 — The time has come for me to comment on last week’s negative coverage of Skynex. I hadn’t really done so before because I had some unanswered questions following the Stern article and lacked important context. For this reason, I reached out to both the Ukrainian Air Force and Rheinmetall.

With €1.25 million in funding from the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, a new prosthetics workshop in the Solonyy Lyman rehabilitation centre was opened in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the 3rd of July 2026.

Naja, also die Versorgung mit Patriot-Lenkflugkörpern läuft deutlich besser als bei SAMP/T. PAC-3 (MSE) ist das große Problem, weil alles, was geliefert wird, praktisch direkt aufgebraucht werden muss. Aber grundsätzlich regelmäßig geliefert. Die Fotos wurden vor ein paar Tagen veröffentlicht.

Dann liegt es an der französischen Regierung, dass die SAMP/T-Startgeräte in der Ukraine so aussehen (leer)?

The German government has financed the delivery of solar panels, rechargeable batteries and associated components to the Kirovohrad Oblast (Pryiutiv community). They will help to ensure the stable operation of critical infrastructure facilities even in the event of power cuts.

The Federal Cabinet today approved the government’s draft federal budget for 2027. According to this draft, the German government is planning to provide Ukraine with another around €11.6 billion in military aid next year!

The 540th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade has yesterday shared the so far most detailed footage of a German-delivered IRIS-T SLS launcher, as well as an TRML-4D air surveillance radar operated by them. As always, S1epanS and I have added English subtitles for you.

Today, Ukraine's Air Command West has published so far unseen (combat) footage of the fourth German-delivered Skynex fire unit operated by the 223rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, including a video which proves the prior claimed interception of a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile.

🧵 1/7 — During research, I discovered that the 4th Assault Centre (Rangers) which belongs to Ukraine's Special Operations Forces, appears to have been supplied with MK 556 assault rifles from February 2026 at the latest.

2/2 — According to the Mykolaiv City Council, the THW (with funding from the German government) has donated equipment to Mykolaiv worth around €1 million this year alone.

1/2 — Germany's Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) has donated five Mitsubishi L200 pickup trucks to the city of Mykolaiv, which will use them for example for daily operations & emergency response.