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Russian Army Days Away From Running Out of Resources, Military Experts Say
BY JACK DUTTON ON 3/15/22 AT 5:47 AM EDT
Military experts and former commanders have said that Russia's army is days away from running out of resources, with what was intended to be a swift seizure of key Ukrainian cities turning into a drawn-out war.
Although Russian President Vladimir Putin began formal military action on February 24, his men have so far failed to capture any of Ukraine's 10 largest cities, including the capital Kyiv. Peace talks between the two countries have yielded little in the way of results, apart from several humanitarian corridors out of Ukrainian cities.
Russia has been accused of shelling these corridors and killing civilians. Moscow denies this.
Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, former commander of the U.S. Army in Europe, told Fox News on Monday that Russia is running out of time, ammunition and manpower.
"The Russians went after his [Fmr. Amb. to NATO Kurt Volker's] training center in Yavoriv, outside the city of Lviv, partly to demonstrate that they could reach the lines of communication that bring supplies and support from Poland into Ukraine. But also, I think, to maybe go after the logistics buildup that's happening there," Hodges said.
"I don't think we should overreact to this. The Russians, I think, are about ten days away from what is called the culminating point, when they just no longer have the ammunition nor the manpower to keep up their assault. I think we keep pouring it on, and the Russians culminate," he added.
Another column written by Ivan F. Ingraham, who served 24 years as a Special Operations Officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, published by Task & Purpose on March 10, said that Russia's stalled advance in Ukraine does not come as a surprise.
In the column, he wrote: "Many Russian units are running short on fuel and ammunition. A forty-mile convoy on single-lane roads is a combined arms engagement dream. I can only imagine artillery instructors at Fort Sill, where the U.S. military trains its artillery forces rolling their sleeves with glee to set up sand table training, never mind free and open engagement areas for aerial-delivered munitions from platforms like the A-10 Warthog, which would be well-suited to striking a long-sprawling convoy."
Ingraham hailed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's resolve when it came to the conflict, writing that he "works tirelessly to maintain Ukrainian patriotic solidarity by leading from the front."
On Monday, Oleksiy Arestovich, an adviser to Zelensky's chief of staff, said that the war is likely to be over by early May when Russia runs out of resources to attack its neighbor,
Russia has enlisted over 40,000 Syrian military personnel to fight against Ukraine, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR)—a Syrian non-governmental group—said on Monday. Syrian media reported that Russia has offered military personnel monthly salaries from $200 to $300 for six months, including other "privileges."
BY JACK DUTTON ON 3/15/22 AT 5:47 AM EDT
Military experts and former commanders have said that Russia's army is days away from running out of resources, with what was intended to be a swift seizure of key Ukrainian cities turning into a drawn-out war.
Although Russian President Vladimir Putin began formal military action on February 24, his men have so far failed to capture any of Ukraine's 10 largest cities, including the capital Kyiv. Peace talks between the two countries have yielded little in the way of results, apart from several humanitarian corridors out of Ukrainian cities.
Russia has been accused of shelling these corridors and killing civilians. Moscow denies this.
Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, former commander of the U.S. Army in Europe, told Fox News on Monday that Russia is running out of time, ammunition and manpower.
"The Russians went after his [Fmr. Amb. to NATO Kurt Volker's] training center in Yavoriv, outside the city of Lviv, partly to demonstrate that they could reach the lines of communication that bring supplies and support from Poland into Ukraine. But also, I think, to maybe go after the logistics buildup that's happening there," Hodges said.
"I don't think we should overreact to this. The Russians, I think, are about ten days away from what is called the culminating point, when they just no longer have the ammunition nor the manpower to keep up their assault. I think we keep pouring it on, and the Russians culminate," he added.
Another column written by Ivan F. Ingraham, who served 24 years as a Special Operations Officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, published by Task & Purpose on March 10, said that Russia's stalled advance in Ukraine does not come as a surprise.
In the column, he wrote: "Many Russian units are running short on fuel and ammunition. A forty-mile convoy on single-lane roads is a combined arms engagement dream. I can only imagine artillery instructors at Fort Sill, where the U.S. military trains its artillery forces rolling their sleeves with glee to set up sand table training, never mind free and open engagement areas for aerial-delivered munitions from platforms like the A-10 Warthog, which would be well-suited to striking a long-sprawling convoy."
Ingraham hailed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's resolve when it came to the conflict, writing that he "works tirelessly to maintain Ukrainian patriotic solidarity by leading from the front."
On Monday, Oleksiy Arestovich, an adviser to Zelensky's chief of staff, said that the war is likely to be over by early May when Russia runs out of resources to attack its neighbor,
Russia has enlisted over 40,000 Syrian military personnel to fight against Ukraine, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR)—a Syrian non-governmental group—said on Monday. Syrian media reported that Russia has offered military personnel monthly salaries from $200 to $300 for six months, including other "privileges."
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