[buwaya]

The Russians were already using ex-civilian trucks on the Kiev front IIRC.

It seems that the Russian Army was short of military trucks in any case, and its heavy losses during its attempt at mobile warfare didnt help.

This move is not unprecedented. The Germans did this in 1941 and later, confiscating civilian vehicles all over Europe. Israel did this in all its wars till 1973. The US contracted with Pakistani companies to supply forces in Afghanistan. Etc.

[SpeedyInTexas]

“U.S. military will soon begin training Ukrainian forces outside the country on the 18 x 155mm howitzers and 40,000 rounds the White House ordered rushed to Ukraine ahead of Russia’s expected Donbas offensive”

I assume “outside the country” means training in Poland.

[alexander_busek]

The Russians were already using ex-civilian trucks on the Kiev front IIRC. [...] This move is not unprecedented.

These weren't trucks - they were passenger vehicles (automobiles / cars) of the kind one would expect to see parked in a supermarket parking lot, or in front of private residences.

Didn't mean to imply that it was unprecedented.

However, looks like a "loser move."

Regards,