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• [New] Ukraine makes tax revenue off the creators of pornographic content, but also threatens them with prosecution. The New York Times
• [New] Iran would allegedly receive the first shipment of Su-35s as early as 2026, although Iran has previously experienced difficulties acquiring Russian military systems given Russia's constraints and preoccupation with its war in Ukraine. Critical Threats
• [New] The American Institute for the Study of War has issued a warning that Russian and Belarusian special services may be preparing a sabotage operation against Poland, for which they will try to blame Ukraine. ReOpen
• [New] The next wave of innovations by both Ukraine and Russia will be the development of swarms of drones guided by artificial intelligence. SOF News
• [New] Ukraine already has agreements to start exports to Europe, the United States and the Middle East, and purchases could begin by the end of 2025. Yahoo News
• [New] By the end of 2025, Ukraine hopes to provide at least half the weapons its troops need on the front line. Yahoo News
• [New] The drone sightings in Denmark, as well as high-profile aerial incursions by Moscow in Estonia and Poland, have heightened fears that Russia's assault on Ukraine could spill over Europe's borders. Australian Broadcasting Corporation
• [New] The US risked a new stage of escalation if Washington provides Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles. The Independent
• [New] The US is considering a request by Ukraine for long-range missiles that could hit major Russian cities far from the front line. BBC News
• [New] In addition to arming Ukraine, Europe is racing to reinvigorate its own military capabilities amid the looming Russia threat and prodding from Trump that NATO spend more on defence. Fortune
• [New] The U.S. will now provide Ukraine with intelligence for long-range missile strikes on Russia's energy infrastructure. Fortune
• [New] Autonomous drones and loitering munitions are increasingly deployed on both sides of the Russia-Ukraine war, raising fears that algorithms rather than human commanders are edging closer to making life-and-death decisions. Robotics & Automation News
• Despite the general drift toward economic nationalism in recent years, few CEOs anticipated the scale of the tariff and trade shocks of 2025. / Ukraine Oliver Wyman Forum
• Ukraine - which has developed a raft of capabilities to detect and shoot down Russian drone swarms more cheaply - will take part. Space War
• Ukraine has begun establishing an organization called the Unmanned Air Defense Force, which will be a component of the Ukrainian Air Force. Futura Doctrina
• The drone wall will create a fundamentally new defence ecosystem in Europe, of which Ukraine is ready to be a part. Deutsche Welle
• Ukraine will begin financing its defence industrial base funding deficit partly through the managed export of certain Ukrainian weapons. Critical Threats
• Ukraine could win back all its territory taken by Russia with NATO assistance. NPR

Last updated: 10 October 2025