Posted on 03/09/2022 11:33:03 AM PST by Meet the New Boss
Russian troops stranded in the 40-mile long convoy of tanks and armoured vehicles stalled on the outskirts of Kyiv could face freezing to death in their vehicles this week as temperatures are set to plunge.
A pronounced cold snap in Eastern Europe will see temperatures drop to -10C overnight in the middle of the week around Kyiv and Kharkiv – down to -20C when wind chill is taken into account.
The icy conditions are expected to make a difficult situation even worse for the invaders, who have been stuck roughly 20 miles from Kyiv for days amid mechanical problems, fuel supply issues and solid Ukrainian resistance.
Former British Army Major Kevin Price said the occupiers' tanks will become nothing more than '40-ton freezers' as the mercury drops, commenting that the bitter conditions will destroy the morale of troops not prepared for Arctic-style warfare.
Price declared that life for Russian soldiers not expecting to be confronted with such low temperatures in March is set to become 'unbelievably tough', while Glen Grant, a senior defence expert at the Baltic Security Foundation, said a tank 'is just a fridge at night if you are not running the engine' - something the Russians simply cannot afford to do given the fuel scarcity.
Grant said that unless the convoy is quickly supplied and is able to get moving again, many of the Russian soldiers may be forced to give up to avoid freezing to death.
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The Russians were unprepared for the Russian winter?
Not sure about this report.
Apparently the Russians didn’t learn from their own history.
Napoleon and Hitler both had huge difficulty fighting a war in the middle of winter in Russia..............
I really don’t believe anything I read at this point.
"Willkommen in meiner Welt."
Yes, because Russia and their soldiers have never experienced -20 Deg. C temps.
I’m sure Brandon will send ‘em blankets and heaters
To be fair, Ukraine’s winters aren’t as bad as the weather further east. But their mud season is formidable, and I can’t believe the Russians didn’t pay attention to that.
The -20C is with windchill.
Wind chill of course isn't a factor when talking about conditions "in tanks".
Maybe the believed in global warming.
Tanks have heaters.
Yes, because they will just remain in the tanks and freeze...
My God the propaganda being spewed by everyone around this is insane.
And alas far too many people are falling for it.. no wonder they could convince people the flu was going to kill us all...
Stupidity has never been higher.
The U.K is outstanding at exporting propaganda.
The US is outstanding at exporting propaganda and inflation.
-20C cold snap. I hope the Russians don’t take down the power grid. That could really make life more miserable than it already is for the Ukrainians.
Not confident about ANY report if it is on msm…zero credibility…
Shoot out the tires.
Drain the fuel tanks.
Ironic that the Russians are now the ones stranded in tanks freezing with no supplies while winter weather is descending.
commenting that the bitter conditions will destroy the morale of troops not prepared for Arctic-style warfare.
These are Russian troops, not the Alabama National Guard.
-20 is barely blow zero Fahrenheit. Nothing like Chosin, and definitely not Arctic.
-40—time to button up your vest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AWP3iEH_Nk
It’s like sending Oregonians out to fight in the rain.
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