Toward Decline
'We train Ukrainians to be better at killing Russians': ADF troops warn of key shortages - senatorpaterson.com.au
Why it matters
The article reports ADF personnel deployed to train Ukrainian forces while warning of critical domestic shortages in capability and personnel readiness. This signals a resource-allocation tension: alliance commitments (Ukraine training) are competing with Australia's own industrial-base and personnel capacity to prepare for Indo-Pacific contingencies, particularly if similar conflicts escalate nearer home.
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