1/ After Chinese buggies, the next innovation in Russian battlefield transportation may be electric scooters. Russian MP Maxim Ivanov has proposed putting Russian soldiers on scooters, which he says would also help to rid Russian cities of unwanted scooter riders. ⬇️ 
2/ Ivanov, a member of Putin's ruling United Russia party, says that Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine have requested electric scooters to transport themselves between positions.
3/ According to Ivanov, one unit's commander has requested electric scooters for members of a grenade launcher platoon so that they can "silently race between positions." A group of minelayers has also requested scooters to transport anti-tank mines, carrying up to 4 per scooter.
4/ Ivanov says there are too many rental scooters in Yekaterinburg; some could be sent to the military. "Everyone wins. Pedestrians in the cities will breathe easy, because there will be fewer daring scooter riders. And the guys in the Special Military Operation will benefit."
5/ The Russians have been using Chinese-made Desertcross all-terrain vehicles, but these have proved vulnerable to drone attacks. Electric scooters are much slower and less stable on rough ground, so it remains to be seen whether they're effective. /end
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