[Zhang Fei]

Ukraine ping

On multiple occasions, Mother Nature has been a factor favoring one side over another. The Mongols mounted two invasions of Japan, both of which were crippled by storms. A Mongol siege of an Italian settlement in Crimea was hobbled by a plague that weakened the invaders sufficiently to buy time for the arrival of Italian reinforcements.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_invasions_of_Japan
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Caffa

How this particular storm plays out is unclear, but early indications are that it might create opportunities for Ukraine in the days and weeks ahead, by destroying much of Russia’s deployed air assets, and possibly related warehoused parts and other supplies. Without those assets to put out fires on the front lines, the Russians will have difficulty holding back Ukrainian breakthroughs. Whether Ukraine is sufficiently prepared to take advantage of this glint of daylight is something we’ll see soon enough.

[kiryandil]

Without those assets to put out fires on the front lines, the Russians will have difficulty holding back Ukrainian breakthroughs.

"Breakthroughs" into the bezdorizhzhia?

[kiryandil]

It IS possible that the Ukrainian girl soldiers will be great at doing the backstroke through the mud to capture Melitipol...