Ukraine’s Mud Forcing Russian Tanks Into Howitzer Traps

SKYBYN, UKRAINE - Rasputitsa is the name given to the terribly muddy conditions that affect Russia and Ukraine when spring temperatures melt the winter snow. It was a huge problem when first Napoleon and then Hitler tried to invade Russia, and it's now a huge problem for Putin trying to invade Ukraine.
France24 reports that springtime temperatures are starting to turn Ukraine into a quagmire of mud.
This has led to many Russian armored vehicles and even tanks getting stuck in the stuff, forcing their crews to abandon them. This means Russian armor has to stay on roads, and can’t risk maneuvering over open ground.
Ukraine’s army has been able exploit this limitation by getting information on where the convoys are moving toward.
They can then choose an ambush point and use trucks to pull long-range artillery pieces into a position where it can hit the ambush point accurately.
Drones can then be used to show when the enemy reached the ambush point. Drone footage recently showed how one such artillery ambush managed to drop shells on dozens of Russian tanks that had clustered together in the town of Skybyn.
The drone recorded as shell after shell rained down on the armored vehicles, scoring a few direct hits. The convoy then quickly retreated back up the road it came in on.
Ukrainian missile teams then moved in and managed to destroy more of these tanks just north of Skybyn.
Russian armor continues to amass around major cities in Ukraine, while mostly keeping to paved roads, where Ukrainian infantry units can often engage them with anti-tank missiles from short distances.
SOURCES: France24.com, Slate.com
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[@raidoactiveviper97]

So let me get this straight Napoleon couldn't beat Russia in the winter Germany couldn't beat Russia in the winter but now all of a sudden Russia can't even beat the winter themselves ironic

[@raidoactiveviper97]

@@gwhite7136 makes you think that the only reason why Russia survive all these times is because of the winter

[@DadefreshXL]

🤣💀Well, that's because Russia is fighting itself.

[@MotionMcAnixx]

When General Winter and General Mud work against you- it's a problem.

[@felixbui9818]

how turned tables

[@gailwaters814]

That's some sticky mud. I never thought I'd see so many tanks stuck in mud, wow!

[@somallo2180]

Napoleon, Hitler and now Putin stuck in the mud.

[@IAVEIRC]

Who would've guessed those tanks would be beaten by mud!?

[@davidparnell1903]

Good video

[@alexangels]

I thought tanks were made to cross muddy terrain

[@felixbui9818]

eh
more like used for shoot = win

[@shaider1982]

Interestingly, 79 years ago, rasputitsa also affected the operations of the Germans in the 4th battle of Kharkov, a victory after the defeat at Stalingrad.

[@praetorian3902]

lol Putin in his arrogance must have thought that this snow melting business only applies to armies invading Russia, and that the snow is consciously on his side.

[@thanasisrks4944]

Stinger is unable to attack high flying aircraft.

[@Beleom]

KYIV
not Kiev

[@yasirafzal6920]

Russians are pretty much aware of the snow and its affects

[@NickBRZ_513]

Well-done video! Keep up the great content 👍 🇺🇦

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[@worldtravel101]

How?

[@ludvikd.7054]

Conceived lie in the video. TOS is not a thermobaric weapon.

[@bubblegumgun3292]

Why is our money going to Ukraine, who dafuq said the US people supported Ukraine

[@rhpicayune]

Dirty regime has to support their dirty operations in dirty Ukraine….