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For Estonia, Ukraine's NATO membership would be the strongest security guarantee in the long term. NATO itself would also benefit from this. Estonia intends to continue comprehensive support for Ukraine, which is repelling Russian aggression, and sees Ukraine's accession to NATO as its strongest security guarantee, said Prime Minister Kristen Michal. He tests our unity with hybrid attacks and tries to divert our attention from Ukraine to other issues. He wants us to focus on our problems and grow weary of supporting Ukraine. We will not let that happen. According to Michal’s explanation, supporting Ukraine is part of Estonia's own security, as Russia's goals have not changed. Estonia will continue to provide military support to Ukraine, this year aid will constitute 0.28 percent of GDP. Last year it was 0.35 percent. We have contributed 21 million euros to NATO's PURL initiative, and today, as Mark [Rutte] came here, I am pleased to announce a new contribution of 10 million euros to the PURL program. Ukraine needs more weapons, especially more effective air defense. Our task is to help it withstand Russia's brutal attacks. At the same time, we learn from Ukraine every day. Ukraine's experience is invaluable for developing our own defense capabilities and defense industry, and we look further. When we talk about the Baltic Sea, everyone can look at the Strait of Hormuz and imagine what would happen here if Russia attacked us. So [they] can connect those dots. #Ukraina #NATO #julgeolek (translated)

According to the intelligence services of Western countries, Russia plans to increase efforts to assassinate leaders of the European defense industry, forcing companies to enhance the security measures for their top executives. #Venemaa #Euroopakaitsetööstus #luureteenistus (translated)

The success story of the Finnish defense industry, represented through the stock market debut of Sensofusion's drone defense systems, opens up opportunities for retail investors to participate in the growth of the domestic defense industry, while such opportunities are lacking for retail investors in Estonia. #droonitõrje #kaitsetööstus #investeerimine (translated)

Lüganuse municipality has become a center for various developers, where diverse projects are planned, including oil shale mining, defense industry parks, and wind energy technology, which has increased the burden on the local government in processing planning applications. #Lüganuse #arendajad #tuulepark (translated)

According to the Danish intelligence officer, Russia has begun sabotage attacks on Danish defense industries that supply Ukraine, as Moscow has concluded that broader attempts to destabilize are ineffective in limiting Western support, which is driving them increasingly towards operational activities, including targeting arms production. #hübriidsõda #ukrainaToetamine #veneAgressioon (translated)

The establishment of RDX explosive production in Estonia is strategically necessary. In the context of the war in Ukraine, the need to increase the production capacity of the European defense industry has grown exponentially, and there is currently a shortage of explosives production capacity in NATO countries. The factory being set up in Piirsalu gives Estonia the opportunity to alleviate this shortfall, said Defense Minister Martin Herem. #piirsalu #kaitsetööstuspark #lõhkeainetehas (translated)

The Estonian government has established a special plan for the construction of an explosives factory in Piirsalu, investing over six million euros in the park's base infrastructure and planning a factory that will start producing RDX explosives in 2028, thereby creating approximately 75 new jobs in the area and promoting the development of the defense industry. #piirsalu #kaitsetööstuspark #lõhkeainetehas (translated)

Taavi Veskimägi, the president of the Estonian Defense Industry Association Council, emphasized that the data of defense companies receiving money from the state to support Ukraine should be public in order to improve the understanding of their contribution to Estonia's defense capability and to develop the defense industry. #kaitsetööstus #Eesti #Ukraina (translated)

On Wednesday at 9:30, the head of the Estonian Defence Industry Association Council, Taavi Veskimägi, will be a guest in ERR's online program "Live from the Newsroom," where he will discuss the protection of industrial companies, defense industry production, and energy topics. #kaitsetööstus #energeetika #OtseUudistemajast (translated)

Eesti Kaitsepolitsei peadirektori Margo Pallosoni sõnul on kapo viimastel aastatel edukalt ära hoidnud mitmeid Venemaa kavandatud sabotaaži- ja rünnakukatseid, mille fookus on nihkunud kaitsetööstusettevõtetele, et takistada sõjalise abi jõudmist Ukrainasse. #kapo #EestiKaitsepolitsei #Venemaarünnakud