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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This report is great, if it is true.
One thing I’ve learned is that the tactical situation on the ground could be entirely different than reported.
(See TET, February 1968)
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But but.. I heard some here say Russians don’t need cold weather gear because they are Russians and naturally acclimatized to cold weather.
Russian army not prepared for the cold? BS! That is Americans in Korea perhaps, but not Russians on what historically is home territory.
anyone who believes that headline is crazy as a loon
Who? What is his or her name? And title?
Yeah, I didn’t think so, Daily Mail. #TheMediaSucks
“a senior US defense official”
Didn’t happen to give his name, did he?
According to my weather App it’s around 50 degrees in Kiev
oh come on! they could stay in their heated tank and wait. it’s not like they’re driving ev. /s
Vietnam.
CBS,NBC and ABC.
Left that out.
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If Russian troops suffer from frostbite, imagine what the Ukrainian population has to endure.
Take back cities reduced to rubble?
How’s that work?
Is that Jan Psaki in uniform?
Pentagon assessment?
You mean like not knowing that India had developed Nukes?
You mean like not knowing Pakistan had developed Nukes?
......”anyone who believes that headline is crazy as a loon”......
Another story by Ukraines propaganda machinery - still in full tilt.
According to Lara Logan, Putin “didn’t go straight into Kieve” for “stategic” reasons.
The important question is "how many", however, and I suspect the number is quite low.
Ironic if true, since that is what happened to both Napoleon’s French army and the Nazis when they invaded Russia.
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