World Desk, AnyTV, Moscow
Published by: Amit Mandal
Updated Thu, 03 Mar 2022 10:49 PM IST
Summary
The UK Defense Ministry said that this military convoy had moved very little in the last three days. It is about 30 km from Kyiv. is far. It is being told that there can be many reasons for this.
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Military convoy moved very little in three days
In an intelligence update on Thursday morning, the UK Defense Ministry said the convoy had moved very little over the past three days. It is about 30 km from Kyiv. is far. There can be many reasons for this. A huge military convoy consisting of armored vehicles, tanks and artillery has suddenly stopped just before the capital, Kyiv. This may be due to military difficulties, unexpected Ukrainian resistance and low morale among Russian troops.
These reasons may be for stopping the convoy
According to the British government, mechanical failures and overcrowding are causing problems. Food and fuel are said to be in short supply and there are reports that poor quality and poorly maintained tyres could be one of the reasons. General Sir Richard Barones, former commander of the UK Joint Forces, says there has been a massive logistical failure to provide fuel, food, spare parts and tyres.
In addition, a stronger-than-expected Ukrainian military resistance may have affected Russian morale. Alexander Danilyuk, former secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, told the BBC that the morale of the soldiers in the convoy was falling every day. A US defense official told reporters on Tuesday that it indicated a morale problem in the Russian military that uses large numbers of conscript troops. Not all of them were even aware that they would be sent on a war mission.
Ukrainian military using Turkish-made drones
Ukraine has good air capability and powerful Turkish-made drones have been used to attack other Russian convoys. But according to General Barones, Kyiv does not have the necessary military force to destroy such a large gathering of Russian soldiers. They have been good at attacking Russian convoys from front and right-left. But if attacked from the air, it can take damage. General Barones said Russia would also have air defenses around the convoy that could hit Ukrainian planes.
Now what next?
Despite all the problems, the reality is that Russian troops are present north of Kyiv with a large amount of weapons and are likely to advance at any moment. General Lord Danant, the former head of the British army, told the BBC that the massive column would encircle and lay siege to the capital, Kyiv. An attempt by Russian troops to win Kyiv in a one-on-one battle would be extremely damaging.