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Admiral Beez said:
I hope over the winter that the West and Ukraine itself are working on a fleet of anti-mine line charges and other means to rapidly and at multiple points, get through the minefields in the summer 2024.

The M58 MICLIC is essentially a trailer towed behind any AFV, see brochure here. These should be relatively easy to produce in large numbers.

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Some of these have already been supplied:

 
Admiral Beez said:
While I understand that Zelenskyy wants to keep the domestic economy rolling and protect its young adults, I was surprised that the draft age was 27. Even 25 seems high. In Israel, orthodox and medically unfit aside; all Jewish men and women 18–24 years old must enlist to the IDF. Once kit, weapons, training and logistical support can be had, I would reduce the age in Ukraine to 20.
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From what I understand, part of the reason for it being 27 was that it:
  1. Enabled people to get education/skills (e.g. a trade of University degree) that would allow them to be useful throughout their life; and
  2. It resulted in more 'mature' recruits rather than young 'hot heads'.
I also understand that there is nothing preventing ones from volunteering before they hit 27.
Admiral Beez said:
And I would allow enlisted women to volunteer for combat roles. Women in the Russian invasion of Ukraine - Wikipedia. While the pilot herself would say her gender is not relevant, it would be noteworthy when we see that first UAF female F-16 driver. If traditionally masculine cultures like the Turks, Emiratis, Pakistanis, and Jordanians can field women Viper pilots, so can Ukraine.
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Agree 100%
 
GrauGeist said:
*slightly damaged* according to Moscow.
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It'll buff out.

Meanwhile, the windows claim another victim:

Vladimir Egorov, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was found dead on Wednesday, according to Russian state media.

Tobolsk City Duma deputy Egorov, 46, a member of Putin's ruling United Russia party, fell from the third-floor window of a house on Kedrovaya Street in Tobolsk in the Tyumen Oblast, Russian Telegram channel Baza, which has links to Russian security services, reported.

Russian daily newspaper Izvestia also cited a source as saying that Egorov could have fallen out of a third-floor window.

It is the latest in a series of mysterious deaths involving prominent Russian figures since President Vladimir Putin's forces invaded Ukraine last February.

Russian publication 72.ru cited one eyewitness as saying that Egorov fell from a third-floor window, and another as saying that he had "heart problems." It said an autopsy will be carried out to establish the cause of death.

www.newsweek.com

Putin ally found dead after falling from third-floor window: Reports

Russian investigators are probing the death of Vladimir Egorov, a member of Vladimir Putin's ruling United Russia party.
www.newsweek.com www.newsweek.com
 
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