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Denniss said:
But first they need to inspect them, several of them seem very old and you don't want do send unstable explosives or rocket fuel per ship or air.
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Agreed. In the newsclip at 1:14 it's reported that the Ukrainians are willing to travel to Canada to inspect them. If they did come, hopefully there is other stored and short-dated weaponry they can inspect and take. The below is an older report from 2018, but it gives an idea of DND's need to dispose of weaponry and kit.

DIRECTOR AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES REGULATION Annual Report

Pg7 - Demilitarization and disposal. A repeat observation, the Department of National Defence's stockpile of surplus, obsolete, deteriorated and time-expired ammunition and explosives awaiting disposal is well documented. While there has been progress through the Assistant Deputy Minister (Materiel) initiative of establishing a departmental disposal capability, the current limited institutional capability for largescale demilitarization and disposal continues to pose a significant safety concern, of particular note are the more than 80 000 155mm M119 red bag propelling charges awaiting disposal.
 
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Following the tradition set by Ukrainian Farmers with their tractors towing Russian tanks:

Ukrainian soldiers captured Russian spy drone using robotic vehicle

Ukrainian soldiers have achieved a notable feat by capturing an almost undamaged Russian reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) known as the Orlan-30. This incident comes after the Orlan-30 was forced to make an emergency landing due to interference from electronic warfare measures. The...
defence-blog.com

 
Relevant given the role played by FPV drones in Ukraine:

Are FPVs Game-Changing Tank Killers? Part 1: Reasons To Be Doubtful

Critics suggest FPV kamikazes may look good on social media but their actual effectiveness is overstated. How do perception and reality stack up?
www.forbes.com

Are FPVs Game-Changing Tank Killers? Part 2: The Numbers Say Yes

A detailed look at the destruction of Russia's advanced T-90M "Breakthrough" tanks shows that FPV drones are responsible for a surprisingly high proportion of kills.
www.forbes.com
 
About the T-55.
Same was said about the Sherman in other words.
Sure, a Tiger 1 vs Sherman is a 90% kill for Tiger team.
However. Going in with massed amount of tanks into a gap or bridge a front with hundreds its a different ball game. Explore the breach, that what the T-55 and i might say the Sherman is ment to do. Not a 1 on 1. Thats why Shermans were so succesfull. We had a bunch and boy could they go fast around a problem and shoot the shit out of everything else. Leaving said problem on on island wich is not healthy with those trigger happy arty and bazooka boys.

I feel that the Russians are too impatient to make sure they can punch through and have enough assets to exploit.
They loose too many to build up.

They try to fight a soviet battle, but forget there is no soviet union anymore.
The T-55 in massed swarms can still be dangerous but in 2024, alone it will not be a problem for those pesky drones for wich it has no defence.
And this is not only a T-55 problem. This many kill drones were not taken in to account in plans.
 
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