Posted on 03/22/2022 11:34:59 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Russian troops in Ukraine lack proper cold weather clothing and some have been taken out of the fight by frostbite, a senior U.S. defense official revealed on Tuesday.
The official cited it as another example of how Moscow had failed to adequately prepare for the invasion of Ukraine, along with continuing fuel, ammunition and food shortages.
Nearly a month into the war, Russian troops have failed to seize a single major city and their advance has been halted on nearly all fronts by staunch Ukrainian defense.
Now Ukrainian forces are preparing to retake captured territory as Russian forces battle declining morale - according to the latest Pentagon assessments.
A senior official was asked about logistics problems during a briefing on Tuesday.
'We picked up some indications that some of their soldiers are suffering from frostbite because they they lacked the appropriate cold weather gear for the environment that they're in ... that they haven't - in addition to food and fuel - even in terms of personal equipment for some of their troops they are having trouble,' said the official.
'They're having trouble and we picked up indications that some troops have actually suffered and been taken out of the fight because of frostbite.
'So yes, they are having continued logistics and sustainment issues.'
That includes a lack of guided munitions, he added.
At the same time he said Ukrainian forces had been organising in attempt to retake lost ground.
'What we're what we're starting to see are are indications that they are they are, are now able and willing to take back territory that the Russians have taken,' said the official.
He declined to indicate what their targets might be and said it was difficult to tell whether it was part of a bigger operational plan.
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It’s like you send someone from the extremely hot Sahara in Africa to fight in extremely cold Siberia against Siberians who’ve lived there all their lives. How do you think that will work out?
With the fluctuating temperatures in the Ukraine since the invasion, I can easily see some soldiers getting frostbite. Without good NCOs to insure the soldiers keep their feet dry, change socks (if they have extra), dry out their boots; then they will get frostbitten feet along with immersion foot, trenchfoot, and similar maladies.
How great the “frost bite” casualties are, I’ll not speculate on, but there will be some and that is an additional strain on what has appeared to be an inefficient logistical system.
Doesn’t look like much rain coming either, according to the Weather Channel. So it’s not wet right now.
I call BS. Weather report looks like coldest night is 32 degrees F or 0 Degrees C only once the next 5 days?? I bet some folks are “confusing” Fahrenheit and Celsius. Quality education system huh???
THIS!
I thought the Russian troops outside Kiev were surrounded. š
Putin expected Ukraine to surrender on the first day ?
The only places the Russians conquered were Liquor Stores ?
The important question is “how many...?
The answer is important, a significant number would
indicate that officers and senior NCOs are not up to
their jobs.
The same thing happened in the Winter War against Finland. You’d think Russia would have learned from that.
“Ironic if true, since that is what happened to both Napoleonās French army and the Nazis when they invaded Russia.”
And it happened to the Russians in the Winter War against Finland.
Defecated?
That’s shorts and t-shirts weather in Minneapolis.
The Russian soldiers arenāt based in Miami, FFS! And most of Russia is north of Kiev in the first place. These āreportersā are so sure of their readersā stupidity that they arenāt even trying any more.
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