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  },
  {
   "slug": "russia",
   "count": 35
  },
  {
   "slug": "france",
   "count": 31
  },
  {
   "slug": "patriot",
   "count": 30
  },
  {
   "slug": "poland",
   "count": 29
  },
  {
   "slug": "rheinmetall",
   "count": 26
  },
  {
   "slug": "iris-t",
   "count": 26
  },
  {
   "slug": "united-kingdom",
   "count": 25
  },
  {
   "slug": "italy",
   "count": 24
  },
  {
   "slug": "bundeswehr",
   "count": 24
  },
  {
   "slug": "diehl-defence",
   "count": 21
  },
  {
   "slug": "sweden",
   "count": 21
  },
  {
   "slug": "airbus",
   "count": 20
  }
 ],
 "sources": [
  {
   "source": "World Oil",
   "date": "13 Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://worldoil.com/news/2026/7/13/eu-delays-russia-sanctions-as-oil-price-cap-remains-unresolved/",
   "context": "EU 21st package fails; dynamic price cap $44.10, 15% below Urals, Wed 15 Jul reset deadline, jumps upward absent freeze; 250 listings cleared; LNG/Raiffeisen sticking points"
  },
  {
   "source": "Reuters",
   "date": "13 Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/no-eu-agreement-yet-21st-russian-sanctions-package-kallas-says",
   "context": "Kallas: no EU agreement yet on 21st sanctions package"
  },
  {
   "source": "Ukrainska Pravda",
   "date": "12 Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/07/12/8043789/",
   "context": "Ambassadors fail 12 Jul; package must be adopted by 15 Jul (oil price cap deadline); sticking points fishing/combatants entry ban/oil-gas"
  },
  {
   "source": "Euronews",
   "date": "10 Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/10/eu-countries-rush-to-avoid-disastrous-revision-of-russian-oil-price-cap",
   "context": "EU rushes to avoid disastrous revision of Russian oil price cap; mechanism context"
  },
  {
   "source": "Ukrinform",
   "date": "14 Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4144105-critical-facility-struck-special-operations-forces-confirm-strike-on-oil-refinery-in-bashkortostan.html",
   "context": "SOF Deep Strike confirm hit on Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat, Bashkortostan; AVT-6 unit; ~1,500 km; last major gasoline producer untouched 2026; Chornaya Iskra"
  },
  {
   "source": "Ukrainska Pravda",
   "date": "14 Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/07/14/8044021/",
   "context": "Ukrainian drones reach last major Russian refinery untouched in 2026 (Salavat)"
  },
  {
   "source": "Militarnyi",
   "date": "14 Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://militarnyi.com/en/news/the-salavat-oil-refinery-is-on-fire-after-being-hit-by-ukrainian-uavs/",
   "context": "Salavat refinery on fire after Ukrainian UAV strike"
  },
  {
   "source": "Interfax-Ukraine",
   "date": "14 Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1184787.html",
   "context": "SOF announce hit on Russia's last major gasoline refinery 1,500 km from Ukraine"
  },
  {
   "source": "Moscow Times",
   "date": "14 Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/07/14/ukraine-hits-oil-refineries-in-krasnodar-and-bashkortostan-a93239",
   "context": "Ukraine hits refineries in Krasnodar (Afipsky) and Bashkortostan (Salavat); ~1,300 km; injuries in Krasnodar"
  },
  {
   "source": "Euronews",
   "date": "14 Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/14/european-troops-join-paris-bastille-day-parade-in-show-of-unity-for-ukraine",
   "context": "Bastille Day parade: ~6,700 troops, 98 aircraft, 31 helicopters, 315 vehicles; ~500 Coalition of the Willing soldiers, 25 Ukrainians; two Mirage 2000 w/ Ukrainian pilots; Zelenskyy/Merz/Starmer + ~24 leaders; theme strategic awakening"
  },
  {
   "source": "Washington Post",
   "date": "14 Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/07/14/france-bastille-day-ukraine-troops-parade/fcc69b7e-7f41-11f1-8a16-393bd03340b0_story.html",
   "context": "European troops and warplanes join Paris Bastille Day parade in show of unity for Ukraine"
  },
  {
   "source": "France 24",
   "date": "13 Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260713-watch-live-macron-addresses-french-military-on-eve-of-bastille-day",
   "context": "Macron eve-of-parade address; +EUR 36bn 2026-30; EUR 64bn budget target pulled to 2027; 'at the cost of blood'"
  },
  {
   "source": "Ministere des Armees",
   "date": "14 Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://www.defense.gouv.fr/actualites/14-juillet-2026-defile-au-rythme-du-reveil-strategique-leurope",
   "context": "Official parade page: theme reveil strategique de l'Europe; 35 Coalition states referenced"
  },
  {
   "source": "Ukrinform",
   "date": "13 Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4143890-macron-france-to-provide-ukraine-with-16-rafale-fighter-jets-radars-missiles.html",
   "context": "Macron: France to provide Ukraine 16 Rafale, radars, missiles; SAMP/T NG; licences for AASM, Aster 30, SCALP"
  },
  {
   "source": "Militarnyi",
   "date": "13 Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://militarnyi.com/en/news/france-will-sell-ukraine-the-first-batch-of-16-rafale-fighter-jets/",
   "context": "France to sell Ukraine first batch of 16 Rafale; deliveries 2028-29; licensed production"
  },
  {
   "source": "Grosswald",
   "date": "13 Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/signal-no-102-sovereign-on-american-money/",
   "context": "Internal back-link: Signal No. 102 (FSB attribution/sanctions stall; Kerch/Azov blockade; Hormuz)"
  },
  {
   "source": "Reuters",
   "date": "14 Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/russian-missiles-strike-kyiv-senior-ukrainian-officials-say-2026-07-13/",
   "context": "Russia hits Kyiv 5th time this month: 135 drones/10 missiles overnight; Zelensky urges allies to pass sanctions this week; Afipsky fire + Salavat debris"
  },
  {
   "source": "Reuters",
   "date": "14 Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/ukrainian-drones-attack-big-russian-petrochemical-plant-urals-2026-07-14/",
   "context": "Salavat strike: Gazprom-owned; governor Khabirov says main installations undamaged, only utility racks, normal within days; 7.2Mt crude 2024 (~2.7% Russian refining), 1.5Mt petrol/2.5Mt diesel/0.7Mt fuel oil; Afipsky also hit"
  },
  {
   "source": "Reuters",
   "date": "14 Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-prepares-reroute-grain-exports-sea-azov-after-ukrainian-attacks-2026-07-14/",
   "context": "Brovdi: 11 vessels hit overnight (5 tankers/5 dry cargo/1 tug), 116 in 9 days; Kerch/Azov-Don still closed; Lavrov calls it 'terrorism'; Russia may reroute grain exports"
  },
  {
   "source": "Reuters",
   "date": "14 Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/european-defence-groups-unveil-plan-homegrown-missile-shield-interceptor-2026-07-14/",
   "context": "Bliksem EXO Consortium: Thales/Airbus/MBDA Deutschland/Safran/Destinus LOI in Paris; Europe's first exo-atmospheric interceptor (medium/intermediate-range ballistic in space); binding agreement 3mo, engineering Aug, space test 2027; no funding commitment; follows Mon ABM coalition"
  },
  {
   "source": "Reuters",
   "date": "13 Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/ukraine-produce-french-missiles-orders-war-planes-macron-says-2026-07-13/",
   "context": "Macron: first time France licenses production to Ukraine — AASM, Aster 30, SCALP; 16 Rafale by 2028-29; SAMP/T NG; radars; joint exercises in neighbouring states"
  },
  {
   "source": "Handelsblatt",
   "date": "14 Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/ruestung-bundeswehr-prueft-kauf-neuer-a400m-von-airbus/100239371.html",
   "context": "Bundeswehr in talks for 15-20 new A400M as cruise-missile/drone carriers; replaces 16 oldest; Haushaltsausschuss raised commitment authority to EUR 3.59bn to 2032 (from ~1.4bn); MBDA longer-range Taurus; 7-nation A400M pool; Seville line past 2030"
  },
  {
   "source": "Rheinmetall",
   "date": "14 Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://www.rheinmetall.com/de/media/news-watch/news/2026/07/2026-07-14-artilleriemunition-aus-unterluess-fuer-die-ukraine",
   "context": "First artillery ammo delivery from new Werk Niedersachsen (Unterluess) to Ukraine: RH1412 155mm, low five-figure qty, >half shipped, balance by end 2026; toward ~1.5M shells/yr by 2030"
  },
  {
   "source": "Grosswald",
   "date": "07 Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/ukraine-freya-mass-produced-interceptor-france-coalition-meeting/",
   "context": "Internal back-link: FREYJA lower-cost interceptor (endo-atmospheric layer of ABM coalition)"
  },
  {
   "source": "Airbus",
   "date": "7 Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2026-07-nato-paves-the-way-towards-a-multinational-a400m-fleet",
   "context": "NATO High Visibility Project: Belgium, Croatia, France, Poland, Spain, Turkiye, UK pool A400M procurement/maintenance under pooling-and-sharing framework; Croatia+Poland not current operators"
  },
  {
   "source": "Reuters (NYT report)",
   "date": "12 Jun 2026",
   "url": "https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-plans-major-cut-fighter-jets-warships-nato-operations-europe-nyt-reports-2026-06-12/",
   "context": "NYT via two senior European officials: F-16/F-15E ~150 to 100, maritime recon 26 to 15, all eight tankers removed, sub+carrier redeployed, one of two bomber groups may follow; Hart quotes"
  },
  {
   "source": "AP (Washington Post)",
   "date": "12 Jun 2026",
   "url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/06/12/nato-us-forces-defense-europe/f3bd7036-6662-11f1-bdd4-805ebb99a693_story.html",
   "context": "SACEUR weighing alternative plans to NATO Force Model; NATO official details cuts incl. space targeting stays; backfill answers due by Ankara 7-8 Jul; KFOR; Grynkewich quotes"
  },
  {
   "source": "Reuters (KFOR)",
   "date": "12 Jun 2026",
   "url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/nato-will-gradually-adjust-strength-peace-support-mission-kosovo-over-next-year-2026-06-12/",
   "context": "KFOR gradual adjustment over next year; Grynkewich optimise quote; calibrated reversible reductions"
  },
  {
   "source": "FT (defence stocks)",
   "date": "12 Jun 2026",
   "url": "https://www.ft.com/content/1fa66019-c241-46f8-b9e4-7b3ac8575904",
   "context": "Stoxx Targeted Defence -15% since Jan peak; Morgan Stanley neutral downgrade; Armitage, Veitmane, Cau, Cooper quotes; Babis probably miss 2%; Parrot/MilDef rotation"
  },
  {
   "source": "TASS (Putin Russia Day)",
   "date": "12 Jun 2026",
   "url": "https://tass.com/politics/2145895",
   "context": "Putin Kremlin meeting: increase strikes on enemy infrastructure quote; economy recovering quickly; constellation no worse than Starlink; 700,000 troops; Belousov 20,000 UAVs"
  },
  {
   "source": "Reuters (Putin decree)",
   "date": "12 Jun 2026",
   "url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/putin-says-russia-developing-satellite-based-drone-control-system-ifax-says-2026-06-12/",
   "context": "Satellite-based drone control system; decree military size 2,399,130 incl 1,510,000 servicemembers"
  },
  {
   "source": "Kyiv Independent",
   "date": "12 Jun 2026",
   "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/russian-chemical-plant-reportedly-struck-by-ukrainian-drones/",
   "context": "Tatarstan/Samara strikes; General Staff confirmation; solid rocket fuel framing for Togliattikauchuk"
  },
  {
   "source": "Militarnyi",
   "date": "12 Jun 2026",
   "url": "https://militarnyi.com/en/news/drones-strike-petrochemical-plant-in-tolyatti-and-oil-refinery-in-nizhnekamsk/",
   "context": "Nizhnekamsk Taneko/TAIF-NK and Tolyatti strikes; >1,200 km depth; monitoring channels damage detail"
  },
  {
   "source": "Meduza",
   "date": "12 Jun 2026",
   "url": "https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/06/12/on-russia-day-drones-hit-an-apartment-building-and-two-oil-refineries-in-tatarstan-and-ignite-a-fire-at-a-petrochemical-plant-in-the-samara-region",
   "context": "Russia Day strikes wrap; MoD 231 drones claim; Nizhnekamsk celebrations cancelled; apartment building hit"
  },
  {
   "source": "Interfax-Ukraine",
   "date": "12 Jun 2026",
   "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1175952.html",
   "context": "Ukrainian General Staff statement confirming Taneko, TAIF-NK, Togliattikauchuk hits"
  },
  {
   "source": "AP (Anchorage Daily News)",
   "date": "12 Jun 2026",
   "url": "https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2026/06/12/ukraine-hits-fuel-supplies-to-crimea-sparking-a-fuel-crisis-on-the-russian-held-peninsula/",
   "context": "Crimea fuel crisis wrap: 20L/week coupons, 100L Kerch limit, ~80% hotel cancellations, Razvozhayev/Aksyonov at least 30 days"
  },
  {
   "source": "Reuters (Donetsk water)",
   "date": "12 Jun 2026",
   "url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/ukrainian-strike-disrupts-water-supply-russia-held-donetsk-region-interfax-2026-06-12/",
   "context": "Strike on energy infrastructure cuts water to Donetsk, Yasynuvata, parts of Makiivka"
  },
  {
   "source": "Ukrinform",
   "date": "12 Jun 2026",
   "url": "https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4133144-russian-black-sea-fleet-reconnaissance-ship-ivan-khurs-destroyed.html",
   "context": "Ivan Khurs reconnaissance ship destroyed in Sevastopol Naftova Harbor; Ukrainian Navy reported strike early 11 Jun"
  },
  {
   "source": "Reuters (Zelensky pay)",
   "date": "12 Jun 2026",
   "url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraine-hikes-military-pay-seeks-more-foreign-fighters-zelenskiy-says-2026-06-12/",
   "context": "Base pay +1/3 to 30,000 UAH; infantry avg 300,000 UAH (~USD 7,000); fixed-term contracts; foreign recruitment; EUR 90bn EU loan, USD 97bn budget"
  },
  {
   "source": "Reuters (IMF)",
   "date": "12 Jun 2026",
   "url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/imf-staff-reaches-deal-with-ukraine-690-mln-disbursement-pending-board-approval-2026-06-12/",
   "context": "IMF first review of USD 8.1bn programme complete; USD 690M tranche pending board; GDP growth 1-1.6%"
  },
  {
   "source": "Reuters (Tsvok)",
   "date": "12 Jun 2026",
   "url": "https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/ukraines-defence-ai-chief-predicts-new-paradigm-warfare-2026-06-12/",
   "context": "Danylo Tsvok, MoD AI centre head: war of operating systems in 3-5 years; single battlefield OS goal; Brave1 Dataroom"
  },
  {
   "source": "BMVg",
   "date": "12 Jun 2026",
   "url": "https://www.bmvg.de/de/aktuelles/pistorius-besucht-die-ila-2026-6109114",
   "context": "Pistorius ILA visit; Montenegro G2G agreement signed; first F-35A handover 18 Sep 2026; Skyfall-Airbus signing witnessed; Bundeswehr largest exhibitor 800 personnel"
  },
  {
   "source": "Hardthöhenkurier",
   "date": "12 Jun 2026",
   "url": "https://hardthoehenkurier.de/minister-boris-pistorius-besucht-ila-2026/",
   "context": "Pistorius press statement: interoperability quote; cooperation with France central; decisions in coming weeks; concrete proposals at Franco-German ministerial council 17 July"
  },
  {
   "source": "Airbus",
   "date": "12 Jun 2026",
   "url": "https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2026-06-airbus-and-skyfall-form-strategic-alliance-to-advance-european-and-ukrainian-defence-innovation",
   "context": "Airbus DS-SkyFall MoU at ILA in Pistorius presence; P1-SUN interceptors into Airbus C2; 10,000+ drones claim; ESSI framing; Schoellhorn/Makovieiev quotes"
  },
  {
   "source": "Augen geradeaus",
   "date": "12 Jun 2026",
   "url": "https://augengeradeaus.net/2026/06/bundesregierung-als-ruestungsexporteur-pilotprojekt-montenegro/",
   "context": "First German G2G arms deal: four H145M to Montenegro, low-millions value, German government as contract partner, pilot project"
  },
  {
   "source": "Hartpunkt (Gambit 6)",
   "date": "12 Jun 2026",
   "url": "https://www.hartpunkt.de/jagdbomberdrohne-aus-dreikampf-wird-vierkampf/",
   "context": "German armed-drone competition four-way: GA-ASI Gambit 6 enters after US classification relaxation; awaits export licence"
  },
  {
   "source": "Hartpunkt (Destinus-Diehl)",
   "date": "12 Jun 2026",
   "url": "https://www.hartpunkt.de/destinus-und-diehl-defence-wollen-bei-luftverteidigung-zusammenarbeiten/",
   "context": "Hornet interceptor into GARMR; pathway as secondary effector in IRIS-T SLM; vs jet-powered OWA drones and glide bombs"
  },
  {
   "source": "opex360",
   "date": "12 Jun 2026",
   "url": "https://www.opex360.com/2026/06/12/la-direction-generale-de-larmement-a-publie-une-demande-dinformations-sur-les-drones-de-combat-collaboratif/",
   "context": "DGA RFI for collaborative combat drones: >1,000 km, Mach 0.8, 500 kg, naval option, first flight within 18 months, responses 21 Aug; HypAIRion on Mirage 2000D from 2028"
  },
  {
   "source": "Reuters (Poland)",
   "date": "12 Jun 2026",
   "url": "https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-give-poland-new-4-billion-loan-arms-purchases-pap-reports-2026-06-12/",
   "context": "USD 4bn new FMF loan (total USD 20bn) announced at F-35 inaugural flight at Lask; Kosiniak-Kamysz: two additional F-35 squadrons planned"
  },
  {
   "source": "Security.Table",
   "date": "11 Jun 2026",
   "url": "https://table.media/security/analyse/weitreichende-praezisionswaffen-wie-deutschland-kuenftig-abschrecken-koennte",
   "context": "Grynkewich deep-strike wargame next week with Breuer; Destinus-Rheinmetall 800 km system; MBDA hypersonic glider >2,000 km ELSA; MdCN ground conversion; MBDA-Ukrainian Armor MoU"
  }
 ]
}