The start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (Part 1)
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Benjamin Taylor6 said:It’s honestly bizarre how they aren't seeing this more often. It seems like the Russians just pushed forward 62 miles without actually securing their comms or supply lines in that sector—it makes zero sense. If the Ukrainians could just tighten up their coordination a bit more, they could pull off some absolute miracles. I remember back when we were pushing through the frontier during the liberation efforts, our guys were obsessively making sure the tanks were topped off before moving an inch. You can't just wing it like that.
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I was lying awake last night thinking about where those Russian soldiers are even sleeping near Kyiv right now. It's freezing out there—well below zero—and they haven't even made it into the city yet! Next week looks cloudy, which isn't great for Russian air support, and then the weekend is hitting negative 7... that's brutal for infantry stuck out in the open.
A tank has an operational range of 186 miles whether it’s a transport or a heavy unit, and after 62 miles they run out of gas; you people really do believe in fairy tales...
During the entire operation, we never once did mid-field refueling; we just crawled back on our tracks...