Germany's Ministry of Finance has cut a total of €10.6 billion in planned military aid for 2026 and 2027, significantly reducing the German Ministry of Defense's annual budget for these years to €9 billion each, down from original plans of approximately €15.85 billion for 2026 and €12.8 billion for 2027. This reduction, revealed in a government document published by BILD, has led to the partial cancellation or adjustment of planned contracts. In related developments, a drone attack caused a fire at a pumping station in the Primorsk oil terminal on the Baltic Sea, located in the St. Petersburg district. FIRMS data confirmed the fire at the facility, with coordinates provided as 60.52283943596701, 28.13117871065099. This incident follows reports from earlier this morning of overnight drone attacks targeting objects within the Russian Federation, including a "Neftebase" in the Smolensk region and the port of "Primorsk." The German aid reductions mirror similar adjustments made in 2024, impacting contracts scheduled for 2026 and due in 2027. Earlier today, Japan announced new sanctions against 47 Russian companies and nine individuals, including freezing assets and reducing the price cap on Russian crude oil imports to $47.6 per barrel, according to Andriy Yermak, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine. Prince Harry also arrived in Kyiv earlier today amid ongoing fighting in the Dobropillya region.
