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[^2]\n\nThe Ukrainian National Guard received the first 10 units of a 100-unit contract for Protector heavy ground robots funded by the German government. [^3]\n\nGerman Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt and Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul announced on Tuesday in Berlin that Russia is responsible for a drone attack on a Ukrainian aircraft at Leipzig airport in early August. [^4]\n\nGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned on an unspecified recent date that Europe is no longer at peace but not yet in a state of full-scale war. [^5]\n\nThe German government accused Moscow of being behind a drone attack on the Leipzig airport that occurred on August 4. [^6]\n\nKaja Kallas said the EU has 1,600 listings for Russia's military complex in the pipeline for additional sanctions. [^7]\n\nThe EU has imposed almost two dozen sanctions packages against Russia, targeting roughly 3,000 people and entities, including President Vladimir Putin, oligarchs, and Russian lawmakers. [^8]\n\nThe Protector vehicles are roughly the size of a Humvee, built on a diesel off-road chassis weighing up to 4,000 kilograms (8,818 pounds) and measuring more than five meters (16.6 feet) long. [^9]\n\nThe version supplied to the National Guard has a payload capacity of 1,480 kilograms (3,263 pounds) and can tow a trailer weighing up to 4 tonnes (4.4 tons). [^10]\n\nVladyslav Belbas, general director of Ukrainian Armor, stated that partners have contracted 100 complexes for the National Guard of Ukraine to robotize logistics and reduce risk to personnel. [^11]\n\nAlexander Dobrindt and Johann Wadephul described the announcement as a political and diplomatic act that is new in the repertoire of German foreign policy. 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