Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

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Ryuu96 said:

❗️ Under U.S. pressure, Ukraine is considering lowering the draft age to 18, reports WP. Some activists suggest drafting women first, while lawmakers propose a compromise of lowering the age to 20 instead, Washington Post writes.

www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 8 December 2024 at 10:35

Jake Sullivan, U.S. National Security Advisor, says Abrams tanks have proven less useful for Ukraine.

"We sent Abrams tanks to Ukraine. These tanks are not actually being used by the units because it is not the most useful piece of equipment for them," he said.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0Z3...

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 8 December 2024 at 10:42

🇺🇸 The U.S. has trained a limited number of Ukrainian pilots on F-16s due to a shortage of available pilots in Ukraine, says White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. He stated this has delayed Ukraine's ability to fully operationalize the F-16 program.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0Z3...

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 8 December 2024 at 10:27

Give them more Bradleys instead if Abrams sucks (although you only sent 31). I don't like Sullivan though, everything he says feels like an excuse, I don't buy that they can't find more pilots or put more pilots through flight school, even if it would take 2 years it's better to start as soon as possible, which is exactly what France is doing.

Also, Ukraine can lower the conscription age but with what equipment? I think Zelenskyy told us that only like 4 out of the promised 14 brigades have been fully equipped due to insufficient supply from allies, so you'll just be sending all these young people to trench warfare instead with just a gun and Ukraine loses the backbone of its society.

The US could have made it like France and train troops with equipment they would use later in the field. The US have more than enough different types of equipment that they could use for this, and if they don't want to do this in the US proper, they have tons of military abroad where this could be done instead. This could consist of M113, M2/M3 Bradleys, Strykers, MaxxPro MRAPs, Humvees, maybe even M109 artillery systems or M1 Abrams tanks, plus small arms, rocket launchers, small mortars, and so on. Most of those have older versions in storage that could be send or used for such a purpose pretty much immediately, but of course with Trump now incoming soon this option is now pretty much off the table...