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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Isn’t Ukraine SOUTH of Russia?!?
I’m not sure I believe any of it. Not even sure I believe there IS a “convoy”.
Saw video of Russian solders looting a grocery store for food.
A tank is not a truck.
Thanks for the clarification. As for looting grocery stores our WWII GI’s liberated wine cellars and taverns clear across Europe. In 1945.
Well if they were designed to run in Russian winters I bet they got heaters. You ever been in one?
LOL! Is that the Pine Barrens episode? We saw the entire ‘Sopranos’ series, but I can’t remember who that perp (who claims he is warm) is.
He’ll. We trained in Grafenwehr when it was colder than that.
The convoy has been stuck due to mechanical problems and fuel supply issues, as reported by multiple publications....
Yes, the vaunted convoy that was supposed to take Kiev and link up with the Crimean contingent a week ago.
Since the keystone kops jumped off without topping off their vehicles or loading on rations why does anyone think they have cold weather gear?
Along with Ukrainians killing them, not knowing why they’re in Ukraine, or the mission, etc, the freezing cold will be another morale killer for stuputin’s clown show.
A little windy, too. Winds from the north.
It's 2 degrees where I'm at.
Gee...that’s a shame.
We trained in Grafenwehr when it was colder than that....
And then went to Mickey’s at 5PM? (smile)
Grafenwöhr?
The fact that so many here buy into pure propaganda is unbelievable. If you try to give them a heads up they lash out and claim that you are trying to help Putin.
Off post Gasthaus. Thought it was world famous.
Russians are trained for bitter cold climate. My gosh who writes these articles.
Further as some said....these tanks aren’t stuck....they’re doing the same thing we did in Iraq before entering Bagdad.....until they’re ready to push into kIev.
“ Do you also find it sad how so many on here believe whatever BS the media puts out about this?”
What is the BS ? You mean it’s actually going to be 65 degrees in Ukraine the next couple of weeks ? Or that there is no war going on ? Or that nobody is dying and all the imagery is fake ? That all the destruction are self inflicted false flags ? Or Putin is really out to deNazify Ukraine with a 40 mile long convoy of tanks, artillery, armored vehicles and 200,000 foot soldiers ?
I;d probably lie too if I was caught by the enemy i was trying to take out.....both Russian and Ukraine fighters fight the same...and think nothing of putting fake people in front of a camera to mislead people.....
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