Will Mud Prevent A Russian Invasion Of Ukraine? #shorts

Will mud prevent a Russian invasion of Ukraine?

"The roads rapidly became nothing more than canals of bottomless mud, along which our vehicles could only advance at a snail's pace and with great wear to the engines," German General Heinz Guderian lamented after the march on Moscow ground to a halt.

The Russian expression “tanks don’t fear mud” is common enough that it’s been the title of a short-lived Russian television series and can be found stenciled on car windows.

And it’s yet another reason why any Russian decision to invade Ukraine is likely to depend very little upon fears that a spring thaw will hinder tanks from crossing boggy ground. Russia’s military has, in addition to tanks and other armored vehicles that are well-equipped for mud, a range of fighter jets and missiles that are the hallmarks of any modern military.

President Biden has said that Russia is essentially in position for an invasion of Ukraine as long as “the ground is frozen above Kyiv,” the Ukrainian capital, which is only about 50 miles from the border of B
elarus, a key Russian ally. It’s not the first time a U.S. official has invoked Russia’s need for frozen ground to stage an incursion.

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