Russian supplies will last 'no more than three days': Putin's men are running out of food, ammunition and fuel, Ukraine says, as attacks on Mariupol fail and offensives elsewhere are 'largely stalled'

Daily Mail ^ | 3/22/2022 | Chris Pleasance

[marcusmaximus]

Vladimir Putin's troops only have enough food, fuel and ammunition for another three days of fighting in Ukraine, Kyiv's generals claimed today, as attacks on the besieged city of Mariupol were turned back and offensives elsewhere in the country remained stalled.

Logistical failings by Russian forces including their inability to establish a fuel pipeline to supply troops at the front has left them facing the imminent prospect of running out, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine claimed in their morning update.

Meanwhile British intelligence said attempts by Moscow to capture the southern city of Mariupol - seen as a key target for Putin to be able to claim any semblance of success in his 'special military operation' - 'continue to be repulsed' amidst heavy fighting.

Offensives elsewhere in the country - such as in the cities of Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy and Kharkiv - 'have endured yet another day of limited progress with most forces largely stalled', the Ministry of Defence added.

Ukraine's assessment tallies with other Western experts who predicted that Russian forces are likely to reach 'culmination' this week, the point at which supplies built up for initial attacks will run out - forcing Russia to stop its offensive and start defending while waiting for reinforcements to arrive.

Taking an 'operational pause' will leave Russian troops vulnerable to counter-attack by Ukrainian forces, who today claimed to have re-taken the city of Makariv on the outskirts of Kyiv - capturing a key highway in the process and allowing them to block Russian troops from surrounding the city from the northwest.

[FLT-bird]

All propaganda all day

[cranked]

But the ‘hero’ of Ukraine is still begging for NATO/US no fly zone, go figure. /s

[JimRed]

They’ll fight their way into town and loot the grocery store.

[ought-six]

Yes, all that is true. In fact, German generals proposed that Germany surrender to the Western allies (principally the US and UK), and that German forces join with the US and UK to fight the USSR.

[dangus]

>> The February, 1945 firebombing of Dresden was overkill. Germany was in full retreat in February, 1945 and some very prominent German military leaders knew the war was lost and had started pressing the government to seek terms, at great risk to themselves as such thoughts were considered treasonous by Hitler. <<

And yet, we still didn’t occupy it.

[ought-six]

“And yet, we still didn’t occupy it.”

Nope. The Russians came in afterwards and occupied the ashes.

[ironman]

I didn’t know one could get frostbite in 50 degree weather.

[McGruff]

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