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The thing that makes vehicles inconvenient in flat as a pool table Ukraine are huge losses incurred daily by drones. The only reason to see donkeys now is becau
by rasz 2y ago
The thing that makes vehicles inconvenient in flat as a pool table Ukraine are huge losses incurred daily by drones. The only reason to see donkeys now is because they are cheaper than Chinese mopeds and two-wheeled tractors ru troops currently use for short supply trips, not to mention loafs/hunters they were paying ~$15K/piece in 2023. They make sense due to disposable status of ru soldiers, no need to worry about survivability, no hummer/mrap/apc for the meat.
- ultimafan 2y agoIt's my understanding (though I'm far from an expert) that vehicles aren't convenient in a lot of places around the front because the roads aren't great (and weren't great to begin with even before the shelling/bombing started) and because the springtime mud conditions in Ukraine can be borderline impossible to drive through with both Western and Russian vehicles. There's no short supply of photos online of all kinds of tanks/transports/trucks from both sides completely stuck in (and even rescue vehicles coming in to pull them out getting stuck as well). So it doesn't really surprise me to hear news of donkeys or other animals being used taking off around the time the seasons are changing and winter is ending. It wouldn't make much sense to pay big bucks for a hummer/mrap/apc style vehicle for short hauls if it can't even make the trip without getting stuck in the mud and getting hit with a drone.