Abandoned armored vehicles out of gas, soldiers looting a supermarket, motorized columns stationary waiting to be refueled... Almost a week after the start of its invasion in Ukraine, the progress of the Russian army is stopped by the Ukrainian resistance, by its strategic errors, as well as by its logistical flaws.
“The Russians have a real fuel supply problem
,” notes a French military source.
It's a sign of disorganization."
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Logistics
"is the center of gravity of maneuver"
, continues the officer: to win the war, it is necessary to ensure the sufficient number of ammunition, but also the volume of gasoline necessary to advance, rations to feed the soldiers on the front, capacities to treat them…
“If you cannot ensure your mobility, you cannot fight”
, he says.
“To plan a major maneuver”
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