Posted on 03/09/2022 8:44:46 PM PST by 11th_VA
With temperatures set to plunge in Ukraine in the coming days, Russian soldiers in the 40-mile convoy of tanks could freeze to death. Glen Grant, a senior defence expert at the Baltic Security Foundation, told Newsweek that the tanks will turn into huge refrigerators for the Russian army if they are not running the engine. "The boys won't wait, they will get out, start walking to the forest, and give themselves up to avoid freezing to death," Grant added.
The concerns have been raised as the convoy, heading towards Ukraine capital Kyiv, has slowed down amid the war. It is currently 19 miles from the city centre, The Independent reported.
Eastern Europe will soon be under the grip of a cold snap around the middle of the week, during which the temperature is expected to drop to minus 20 degrees Celsius. Kyiv and other areas are already experiencing minus 10 degrees Celsius.
Former British Army Major Kevin Price told The Daily Mail that Russians' tanks will become nothing more than “40-ton freezers” as the mercury drops. He added that bitter conditions will destroy the morale of troops not prepared for Arctic-style warfare.
The convoy has been stuck due to mechanical problems and fuel supply issues, as reported by multiple publications.
The plunging temperature could also create trouble for thousands of refugees who are leaving Ukraine.
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Russians are pretty well prepped for the cold.
Now, water, food, and waste, well, that is a different issue.
You mean they don’t have cold weather gear???
That’s hard to believe
One satellite photo from 10 days ago. Thats it. We’ve gone from bad tires, no fuel, leaky wheel hubs to Russians freezing in winter 100 miles from their border. Good grief. This slop wont stop
The Russian military did not think they were going to invade Ukraine so they weren’t prepared for it. The Russian officers are so corrupt so they probably looted the budget to buy yachts and villas in Europe. In return, they have to five Putin their loyalty. It worked well until now. Putin is surrounded by “yes men”, Saddam had the same problem in Iraq. We all know what happened to him in the end.
General Winter of the Russian Army has destroyed two continental invasions from the West.
But now, the Russians have forgotten how cold it gets.
ten-day forecast for Kyiv:
https://www.wunderground.com/forecast/ua/kyiv/50.45,30.52
Lows in the mid-20s.
A balmy evening where I'm from.
Soros is getting desperate. This is the best he can do?
Lows in the mid-20s. Whoop-te-do.
Yeah, let’s believe the media.
Do you also find it sad how so many on here believe whatever BS the media puts out about this? All of a sudden the media is telling the truth.
This was not fully thought out, that, or Putin was so very sure his troops could slice through Ukraine like a hot knife through cold butter.
Lows are 15 and 16 tonight and tomorrow.
Mo’ propaganda?
Is it believable? Well, even with a bucketful of salt we are fairly assured that at least some of the Russian soldiers were told they were on maneuvers, which, given the nature of the operation and the obsession with OPSEC, is perfectly believable. And here they are. General Mud, and then General Winter, to be followed by a return of General Mud shortly. Sucks to be them. This is an old, old story.
They appear to be losing their minds from the constant cognitive dissonance.
I guess Russian troops, half of whose country is permafrost, don’t know how to manage in cold weather? They don’t have the sense to get out of their tanks and build a fire to keep warm? You can tell this was written by some millennial urbanite.
15C or F it’s 11F. Where I’m at and heading to -4F. Yet I can sit in my truck and nary a shiver. The 🐂💩 here is deep.
15F.
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