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  1. Russia is recruiting retired veterans to 'generate more fighting power' and combat 'mounting losses,' says UK..." Business Insider 10 Mar 2022 “Putin Desperate? Britain Claims Russia Will Use Retired Soldiers In Ukraine…Recently retired soldiers in Russia could be more than 60 years old. Article 49 of Federal Law 64, implemented on April 2, 2014, sets out age provisions for Russian military personnel. Under the law, vice admirals and major generals must be under 60 years old, colonels and captains of the 1st rank under 55 years old, and lieutenants in military rank under 50 years old. Soldiers in other army ranks must be younger than 50 years old…” UK news 10 Mar 2022
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  2. The Germans have announced that they will offer 100 of its self-propelled howitzers from its military units to Ukraine and have their manufacturer build them new howitzers for delivery in 2024. Slovakia will give Ukraine their Soviet era S-300 Surface-to-Air (SAM) defense system. Slovakia is a NATO member; batteries of US Patriot air defense systems operated by the US military will be sent to Slovakia. The Czech Republic will send their Soviet era T-72 tanks. The Czech Republic also got the approval from Germany to send BMP-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IVF) from the defunct East German military; approval to transfer offensive weapons from German was required. Bulgaria will receive 8 F-16 fighters from the USA and may transfer its Su-25 and Mig-29 to Ukraine. It is looking like it will be a war of attrition.
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