Ukrainian defense company SkyFall has signed a memorandum of understanding with Poland’s state development bank, opening a possible pathway to European Union funding.According to a press release cited by RBC-Ukraine, SkyFall and Poland’s Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK) signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday, June 26, during the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.The partners plan to explore cooperation on projects that could be eligible for financing by BGK, under Pillar II of the European Commission’s Ukraine Facility program, with a focus on expanding SkyFall’s capacity in dual-use technologies and unmanned systems.The signing ceremony was attended by European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos and Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Serhiy Boiev.Ukraine Recovery Conference Opens in GdańskThe Ukraine Recovery Conference opened in Poland on Thursday, bringing together EU leaders, investors and civil society to discuss Ukraine’s reconstruction, defense investments and private capital for security projects, alongside broader rebuilding efforts. private capital for defense and security projects, alongside broader rebuilding efforts.However, the event remains overshadowed by a diplomatic rift between Kyiv and Warsaw over President Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision to name a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), which Poland says was responsible for mass killings of Poles during World War II.