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In Threads, a mobilized IT guy with the nickname oncceuponatime_dude keeps a diary about how he ended up in the army. We’ve already told you about his experience from «gentle busification» and a night in the CCK barracks to his first day in the battalion . This is the second part of the confessions and discoveries of an AIT member, which we are publishing with his permission. Here the author talks about the BZVP, training to serve as an assault rifleman and infantryman, the mood at the training center, and the impossibility of solitude for even a minute.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is currently preparing possible changes to the mobilization rules. This includes both the reform of territorial recruitment centers (TRCs) and new approaches to interacting with conscripts and searching for violators. There are no final decisions yet, but some of the initiatives may be submitted to parliament for consideration in the near future — after the extension of martial law and general mobilization, which is expected after May 4.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov summed up his first three months in office. He announced the completion of a large-scale «diagnostics» of the army’s systemic problems, the transition to record-breaking drone procurement, and the launch of new digital tools for the front.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine explained how the electronic military registration document (e-VOD) works for schoolchildren and what exactly educational institutions have the right to require.

Despite the rapid development of AI, drones and robotic systems, humanitarian demining still faces an unexpectedly «analog» problem. The slowest and riskiest stage — signal excavation — is still in many cases performed manually. And this is where the greatest technological demand is concentrated today. We understand why this happened, where exactly modern solutions «break» and how engineering teams can influence this.