[Goose]

As I understand it, the Russian units on the right bank of the river have been living on 1/4 of their "normal" supplies of ammunition, fuel, food, and (in some places) water. The Russians largely gave up reinforcing this area a month or more ago because 1) getting troops across the river was hard, and 2) more troops need more supplies, which was impossible. It is probable that many subordinate units did not get even their 1/4 ration of fuel, because 1) Officers and men of the units the fuel passed through kept more than their share and 2) some units were not expected to move, therefore they didn't need fuel :-). The officers in Snihurivka had horded enough fuel to flee, but the troops probably didn't. They may also have no organic transport to begin with. They may very well be fighting only because they can't flee.

This Russian hodge-podge on the right bank current function is just to get in the way. It can't "stop" the Ukrainians because it can't sustain itself. God is against Putin. The 10 day weather forecast for Kherson and Nova Kakhovka is no rain. These guys are just begging to be bypassed, but I expect Ukraine just isn't wired to do that. (By now, NATO would have at least an air-head on the left bank south of Kherson.) Putin was hoping they could hold on until the weather changed. Looks like he lost that bet. Russia has transferred lots of forces into Kherson Oblast and Crimea. What are these troops doing? Is Russia building a second line of defense behind the left bank of the river? I don't know. If they aren't, they better pray the Russians in Kherson and Nova Kakhovka can hold for a while so they can build one.

https://mil.in.ua/en/news/russia-is-tran...ral-staff/
Different topic. Russia has admitted that the Third Corps is not able to perform the tasks assigned to it.  They have attributed that to obsolete equipment, but AFAIK third corps had better than the current Russian average. The bad news is that Russia does still have quite a few military units in other parts of the country. There are units in Siberia and even more units on the Russian east coast facing Japan and China. There are also many units all along the trans-Siberian railroad and many units facing China. Obviously, Russia wants to keep those units where they are. Many of these units are also probably not very good. One can imagine a scenario where China decides to take advantage of their absence, allied or not. Russia has already transferred Naval Infantry from the Petropavlovsk area. There is quite a bit more where that came from. So, for those of you who think Russia is going to run out of "stuff", it ain't close yet. However, it is generating ever increasing angst in the military and civilian population to do so.

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Good! Now, change your designation so your logistics people can supply you with fuel.

While Ukrainian units often keep smaller captured weapons and ammunition, big-ticket items such as tanks and artillery are usually redistributed through the military’s logistics command, said Oleksiy Danilov, head of the country’s National Security and Defense Council. “But, even then, they usually stay in the same area, which is only fair,” he added.



Carpathian Sich, for example, transferred to other parts of the military captured howitzers and kept tanks for which it could find crews. The battalion commander said these tanks have now been formally allocated to the unit and are regularly supplied by the military’s logistics with ammunition and fuel, and serviced by visiting crews from Ukrainian tank plants. Ukraine was a major tank manufacturer and exporter before the war.

I would like a story on the tank factory guys running around servicing all these tanks, in due time.

Me too! I am glad they are following procedure and making sure they can get supplied. Somebody does have to update the TO or it won't happen. "Why does a leg outfit need diesel?"

[Goose]

As I understand it, the Russian units on the right bank of the river have been living on 1/4 of their "normal" supplies of ammunition, fuel, food, and (in some places) water. The Russians largely gave up reinforcing this area a month or more ago because 1) getting troops across the river was hard, and 2) more troops need more supplies, which was impossible. It is probable that many subordinate units did not get even their 1/4 ration of fuel, because 1) Officers and men of the units the fuel passed through kept more than their share and 2) some units were not expected to move, therefore they didn't need fuel :-). The officers in Snihurivka had horded enough fuel to flee, but the troops probably didn't. They may also have no organic transport to begin with. They may very well be fighting only because they can't flee.

This Russian hodge-podge on the right bank current function is just to get in the way. It can't "stop" the Ukrainians because it can't sustain itself. God is against Putin. The 10 day weather forecast for Kherson and Nova Kakhovka is no rain. These guys are just begging to be bypassed, but I expect Ukraine just isn't wired to do that. (By now, NATO would have at least an air-head on the left bank south of Kherson.) Putin was hoping they could hold on until the weather changed. Looks like he lost that bet. Russia has transferred lots of forces into Kherson Oblast and Crimea. What are these troops doing? Is Russia building a second line of defense behind the left bank of the river? I don't know. If they aren't, they better pray the Russians in Kherson and Nova Kakhovka can hold for a while so they can build one.

https://mil.in.ua/en/news/russia-is-tran...ral-staff/
Different topic. Russia has admitted that the Third Corps is not able to perform the tasks assigned to it.  They have attributed that to obsolete equipment, but AFAIK third corps had better than the current Russian average. The bad news is that Russia does still have quite a few military units in other parts of the country. There are units in Siberia and even more units on the Russian east coast facing Japan and China. There are also many units all along the trans-Siberian railroad and many units facing China. Obviously, Russia wants to keep those units where they are. Many of these units are also probably not very good. One can imagine a scenario where China decides to take advantage of their absence, allied or not. Russia has already transferred Naval Infantry from the Petropavlovsk area. There is quite a bit more where that came from. So, for those of you who think Russia is going to run out of "stuff", it ain't close yet. However, it is generating ever increasing angst in the military and civilian population to do so.

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Good! Now, change your designation so your logistics people can supply you with fuel.

While Ukrainian units often keep smaller captured weapons and ammunition, big-ticket items such as tanks and artillery are usually redistributed through the military’s logistics command, said Oleksiy Danilov, head of the country’s National Security and Defense Council. “But, even then, they usually stay in the same area, which is only fair,” he added.



Carpathian Sich, for example, transferred to other parts of the military captured howitzers and kept tanks for which it could find crews. The battalion commander said these tanks have now been formally allocated to the unit and are regularly supplied by the military’s logistics with ammunition and fuel, and serviced by visiting crews from Ukrainian tank plants. Ukraine was a major tank manufacturer and exporter before the war.

I would like a story on the tank factory guys running around servicing all these tanks, in due time.

Me too! I am glad they are following procedure and making sure they can get supplied. Somebody does have to update the TO or it won't happen. "Why does a leg outfit need diesel?"