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Ukrainian innovators want to bring life-saving robots to the battlefield

DONETSK OBLAST – Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Navarenko says his unit was under heavy Russian tank fire last summer in Zaporizhzhia Oblast when the idea for a life-saving robot came to him. “Why use people when you can use machines?” the 59-year-old combat engineer told the Kyiv Independent...
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Warspite63 said:
Not strictly speaking linked to Ukraine but certainly indicative of Russia's dwindling influence in their own backyard: Azerbaijan launches operation against Nagorno-Karabakh and demands surrender
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Yeah...I've been watching some coverage on this. The kids will play up if the parents get distracted, right? I'm actually surprised it's taken so long for something like this to kick off. I've been expecting Georgia, in particular, to start taking aggressive action.

It will be interesting to see if the Nogorno-Karabakh situation becomes a distraction for Herr Putler. After all, Russian soldiers were supposed to be the peacekeepers. Makes me wonder if those forces have been withdrawn to fight in Ukraine?
 
buffnut453 said:
Yeah...I've been watching some coverage on this. The kids will play up if the parents get distracted, right? I'm actually surprised it's taken so long for something like this to kick off. I've been expecting Georgia, in particular, to start taking aggressive action.

It will be interesting to see if the Nogorno-Karabakh situation becomes a distraction for Herr Putler. After all, Russian soldiers were supposed to be the peacekeepers. Makes me wonder if those forces have been withdrawn to fight in Ukraine?
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I'd be very surprised if the 'peacekeepers' had not been diluted. I read an article the other day (referenced up-thread somewhere...) that the contingent on the Norwegian border was down about 80%. Putin will be turning over every rock looking for fodder ...oops, I mean 'battle-ready troops'
 
Also not strictly speaking linked to Ukraine but almost certainly because of the Russia/China aspects of the deal.

www.abc.net.au

Dutton dubs Labor scrapping billion-dollar military drone plan 'contemptible'

Australia quietly cancels plans to buy reconnaissance drones used by China and Russia under a $1 billion Navy project controversially approved just days before last year's election by then defence minister Peter Dutton.
www.abc.net.au www.abc.net.au

From my perspective buying a unit that is owned and operated by China so who can easily work out ways to hijack your units while in flight is just plain nuts.
 
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