UK intelligence analysts have claimed that warm weather conditions will cause muddy roads and make it difficult for armored vehicles to move near Bakhmut, but this is to the advantage of Ukrainian defenders
The Russians are already there and pounding the city with artillery. How does muddy roads help the Ukranians? They are stuck being pounded by artillery and will have extreme difficulty moving supplies to Bakhmut, if they can resupply Bakhmut at all.
OK.. a little humor :)
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RUSSIAN POLITICIAN TO FACE COURT FOR PUTIN SPEECH NOODLE
3-2-2023 - Updated 4:00 p.m. EST
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/russian-politician-to-face-court-for-putin-speech-noodle-video
MOSCOW - A Russian regional politician will appear in court next week to face accusations that he discredited the armed forces by posting a video of himself listening to President Vladimir Putin’s state of the nation speech with spaghetti draped over his ear.
The video referred to the ‘Russian saying’ that when noodles have been hung on someone’s ear, that person has been strung along or deceived.
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Mikhail Abdalkin, a Communist local politician in Samara Region, is in hot water after posting this video of himself watching Putin’s big address earlier this week
https://twitter.com/i/status/1629024596539191296***
For those who don’t speak Russian, the idiom “to hang noodles on someone’s ears” means to tell them lies
Mr Mikhail Abdalkin, a Communist party lawmaker in the Samara regional parliament, said on social media on Thursday that the Novokuybyshev city court would hear his case on March 7. His party had already previously reprimanded him.
“We will fight to prove our non-involvement and innocence,” he added.
Since invading Ukraine in February 2022, Russia has intensified a clamp down on public dissent, establishing fines and potentially giving prison sentences for discrediting the armed forces by expressing negative opinions.
Mr Putin’s address on Feb 21, which lasted almost two hours, included no major policy announcements other than suspending Russia’s participation in its last nuclear arms control treaty with the US.
When Mr Abdalkin posted his video shortly afterwards on “V Kontakte”, Russia’s equivalent of Facebook, he added a caption saying he had been asked to watch the speech by the deputy chair of the Samara parliament.
“I’m in full support, totally agree, great performance,” he added.
“I haven’t heard anything like it in the last 23 years. Pleasantly surprised.” REUTERS
The Russians will be unable to advance, whether with vehicles or infantry, and their logistics will be limited to good roads. The Russian artillery will find it difficult to resupply as well, or to displace.