The autumn weather in Ukraine has not been a cause for a cessation of hostilities, but it is delaying developments for both Ukrainian and Russian troops along almost the entire front. The notorious 'mud season' has begun again this year in Ukraine.
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A Mud Swamp All over the Battlefield
The Ukrainians call the muddy season "the season without roads", as all dirt roads in the country are quickly turning into mud bogs, impassable by most vehicles.
As we can see in the video below, broadcast by the famous American website The War Zone, a Ukrainian armoured vehicle is frantically trying to move on thick mud. It is an apt example that makes us fully understand why the Ukrainians call it the 'roadless era'.
The extreme weather conditions are also hampering the demining efforts of Ukrainians, which are of particular importance.
Of course, the Russian troops are facing much the same problems and difficulties, and as we informed you, they have recently acquired Chinese all-terrain vehicles to make it easier for them to move in difficult terrain during this winter.
The biggest problem for the Russian military seems to be encountered near Avdiivka in the Donetsk region, where Russian troops are facing a lot of difficulties because of the vast field of mud created by the continuous rain in recent days.
A video posted on the X platform appears to show an American-made Humvee vehicle of the Ukrainian army stuck in the mud, shortly after it first snowed at some unknown point on the Ukrainian military map. At least that's what the text accompanying the video describes.
"We can say that under such weather conditions, large-scale attacks involving equipment from both camps will be zeroed out in almost every sector of the front or reduced to a huge extent," the Russian Telegram channel Russian Military Informat reported.
"Winter has arrived in the Lugansk region after the first snow fell," the Russian channel Wrapped in Z War wrote on Telegram, adding that a veil of snow has been laid in the area, which is slipping and making Russian Kamaz and Ural vehicles unable to move.
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But Russian and Ukrainian vehicles and self-propelled systems are not the only ones facing difficulties in this weather. The soldiers themselves are suffering from the cold, mud and very high humidity, with many suffering from frostbite etc.
According to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Ukrainian officials said that the weather and muddy roads have significantly delayed logistical support for both sides near Avdiivka, one of the hottest fronts of the war.
