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That tweet has been shared a lot but is there any indication that any of it is true?

And even if it is, doesn’t that just mean Russia will move from the quick strike strategy to a more bloody, full assault?




They are having to supply fuel, food and ammunition to 200,000 men over a 500 Km distance in hostile territory. You would need a fantastic logistical operation to be able to support that even in your own country.

"Ukrainian citizen confronts Russian soldiers after tank runs out of fuel"

https://youtu.be/14gVDF2b1vA


This is incredibly baffling. How can a tank "get lost and run out of fuel"? The tanks don't have GPS or even a map? They don't have radio connection to some kind of command that know where its tanks are? Like ... how?

I don't even know. This seems like a plausible deniability for desertion or something. "We ran out of fuel, oh well, nothing we can do." Not that I'm complaining, I'd rather get lost and captured than fight for Putin either.


This is why I am confused. It just seems so absurdly incompetent that I can’t quite believe it is all true.

I realise that stupid things happen during war, but it’s only a few days in and surely this is the kind of thing they train and plan for.




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