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Re:Russian-manufactured armored vehicle vulnerability in urb... by filoleg on Friday February 25, 2022 @08:33PM (#30474515)
> Handing out AK-47 to everyone without even recording who got a weapon is outright irresponsible

"Mr. Miroshnichenko [the head of international affairs for the Territorial Defense Force of Ukraine] turned aside any concerns over arming a civilian population in the capital’s streets, saying that each weapon’s serial number was attached to a passport."[0]

While your concern about training remains, they definitely recorded who got weapons. And also keep in mind that Ukraine, the entire time, had mandatory conscription of all males, where they definitely learned the basics of handling a firearm.

And plus, I am sorry, but there are certain situations when concern over proper training takes a backseat, and this feels like one of them.

0. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/02/25/world/russia-ukraine...

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Re:Russian-manufactured armored vehicle vulnerability in urb... by fuoqi on Friday February 25, 2022 @08:46PM (#30474567)
I prefer to trust my eyes and ears: https://t.me/SergeyKolyasnikov/22500

In this video he literally says that weapons are given without any documents whatsoever.

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Re:Russian-manufactured armored vehicle vulnerability in urb... by filoleg on Friday February 25, 2022 @09:21PM (#30474745)
So, some random bystander person says in a video posted on Telegram that they are giving out weapons without documents, while the actual military official in charge says that they tie serial numbers to passports. Not trying to say that the officials never lie, but the level of credibility of those two claims is tilting heavily towards the military official for me.

And regardless, that specific point isn't really a concern (to me personally) when it comes to literally having to defend livelihood of your family and the city against an invading force.

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Re:Russian-manufactured armored vehicle vulnerability in urb... by notch656a on Saturday February 26, 2022 @12:07AM (#30475327)
Why don't you go tell them they're doing wrong yourself? They're probably not reading HN. Go volunteer to record the passports and documents while the enemy is on the horizon, and post videos so we can all watch and make sure you're documenting properly.
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