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Listening to Zelensky's announcement, well, reading the subtitles, these sections stood out to me: https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/vidsogodni-do-kerivnictva-zbrojnimi-silami-ukrayini-pristupa-88857

Watch at your own risk:

The next vote, without the border provisions, has begun:

A "wargame" looking at the utility of robot wingmen: https://mitchellaerospacepower.org/the-need-for-collaborativecombat-aircraft-for-disruptive-air-warfare/ https://mitchellaerospacepower.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/The-Need-For-CCAs-for-Disruptive-Air-Warfare-FULL-FINAL.pdf

Yes, very confusing. The Reporting from Ukraine YouTube channel also tries to explain it. The title might be a little misleading as it sounds like it hasn't been firmly decided either way.

The bill is 370 pages, if you want to read it: https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/emergency_national_security_supplemental_bill_text.pdf From page 62 on, it's about changes to the border and immigration policy.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/01/opinions/ukraine-army-chief-war-strategy-russia-valerii-zaluzhnyi/index.html Ukraine’s army chief: The design of war has changed Opinion by Valerii Zaluzhnyi 5 minute read Updated 10:48 AM EST, Thu February 1, 2024

Rybar's report on the Crimean events: https://t.me/rybar/56611

Two majors reported this on the Crimean attack: https://t.me/dva_majors/33763

The Kyiv Post linked to this tweet:

Take out drones at "middle to long range" with a directed microwave weapon? https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2024/01/high-powered-microwave-weapon-may-have-just-passed-critical-test/393821/ https://www.rtx.com/news/news-center/2024/01/29/rtxs-chimera-high-power-microwave-system-excels-during-three-week-field-test

I was wondering about this... from the Politico article: