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Ukraine has signed two contracts worth a total of $121 million with domestic defense industry companies, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said on July 30. In a post on Facebook, Umerov described the two deals as critically important for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Our defense industry is getting stronger, he said, adding: As we buy and support our own, contributing to the development of our economy and industry. Umerov signed the deals while on a trip to Kharkiv and Poltava oblasts with President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 29. He did not specify the companies involved or what weapons or e