Thursday, November 25, 2021

Will Mud Stop The Russian Army From Invading Ukraine?

Ukrainian soldiers work on their tank close to the front line with Russian-backed separatists in the Luganks region on April 7, 2021. STR/AFP  

Bloomberg: Mud Could Help Decide Timing of Any Russia Move Against Ukraine 

(Bloomberg) -- Muddy terrain and the need for more troops on the ground make any large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine unlikely until January at the earliest, military analysts in Moscow and the West say, creating a window of diplomacy to steer President Vladimir Putin away from a war. 

Those judgments come as a combination of open source reports and images gives growing credence to U.S. intelligence assessments of a build-up of soldiers and equipment toward Ukraine’s borders. Ukrainian military maps also show the changing distribution of Russian forces.  

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WNU Editor: LOL! Mud is not going to stop/deter/impede the Russian military from launching an invasion into Ukraine. The Russian military lives and trains in these conditions. 

The only reason why an invasion is not happening right now is because the Kremlin knows the costs and military/political headaches that such an invasion will cause are simply not worth it. 

OMG! Definitely not worth it. 

And as for the mud. By next week the ground will be frozen along the borders of Russia (if not already).  

Update: Here is a good analysis on Russian military logistics, and why a Russian military incursion into Ukraine will be limited .... Feeding the Bear: A Closer Look at Russian Army Logistics and the Fait Accompli (War On The Rocks).

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

The first people to understand how to design tanks for muddy conditions were the Russians.

Look at the source. It is Bloomberg magazine, if the organization is anything like the boss, it is ignorant. Michael Bloomberg thinks farming is easy.

“The agrarian society lasted 3,000 years and we could teach processes. I could teach anybody, even people in this room, no offense intended, to be a farmer. “It’s a process. You dig a hole, you put a seed in, you put dirt on top, add water, up comes the corn. You could learn that. Then we had 300 years of the industrial society. You put the piece of metal on the lathe, you turn the crank in the direction of the arrow and you can have a job. And we created a lot of jobs.”

- Mike Blomberg one of the smarter Democrat candidates for President 2020

From Ag Daily


When the Russian(?) hackers hit NEW Cooperative Inc., people were worried they stole moisture mapping software. Do Russians steal ancient farming tech that everyone know?

Anonymous said...

http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=125978

worth 3 minutes

Jac said...

Bloomberg....the American Erdogan.

fazman said...

Mid can and does hold up armies, not every vehicle is tracked.

Adam said...

lol what an article. I wonder if the Russians were aware?