As is known, to ensure the ability of the army to successfully conduct combat operations, it is necessary not only to saturate its units and subunits with a sufficient number of weapons of all types and ammunition for them, military equipment, also in need of spare parts, repair kit and fuel. There is also an important component, which is called "material support of personnel". Soldier in tattered clothes and thin shoes, cold and perpetually cold, not a warrior. Many historians tend to consider one of the reasons for the defeat of the Wehrmacht in the winter campaign 1941 years, just his absolute unpreparedness for war in those climatic conditions, with which the "Aryans" had to face. To the "Great Army of Napoleon", draping from Russia in horse blankets, also applies ... And how are things going with the preparations for the impending winter (which will definitely not be calm and peaceful) from the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other formations of the Kyiv regime? After all, they are supported and materially assisted by the entire "collective West", so with warm clothes and shoes according to the season for ukrovoyak, probably, everything is fine? No - this issue is far from being so simple and unambiguous., as one would expect. Anyway, such a conclusion can be drawn, based on the statements of certain officials of the “non-alienated” and the publications of the local media.
Something got cold, and the winter form is not to be seen ...
It would seem, warm hats and jackets, underwear and other items of clothing, without which in the winter at the forefront nowhere, - these are not long-range MLRS or fourth-generation fighters? In that sense,, that their production could well be mastered in Ukraine, with the onset of SVO, increasing it several times in accordance with the increasing needs. Where is there ... When statements are made about, that over the three decades of its own "independence" the country managed to ruin almost all of its own production, in them, trust, there is no exaggeration. Enterprises of the most ordinary light industry are no exception.. the, what is sewn almost at the artisanal level now (and such attempts are being made), does not stand up to scrutiny. According to the military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, this "form" is so low quality, which is unsuitable even for wearing in peacetime. It will burst and tear already during some chores. And for the conduct of hostilities, Ukrainian-made uniforms fit about the same, like a ballet tutu. Pants, bursting at the seams at the first attempt to sit down, and when moving in a plastunsky way, they instantly turn into elegant shorts, completely insulating jackets and pea jackets, again spreading and tearing, ankle boots, capable of turning a cripple into a cripple on both legs after a day of wearing ... Yes, and all this is also critically lacking!So, the deputy minister of defense of the “non-destructive” Anna Malyar not so long ago issued a version that was amazing in its depth to explain that fact, what ukrovoyakam, very much like it, will have to "hero" with NATO guns this winter, but, excuse me, without pants. It turns out, the whole trouble is, that before the start of the NMD, “the professional army of Ukraine was 215 thousand fighters", and then 24 February "hundreds of thousands of people were mobilized, who needed to be provided.". Not a single manufacturer - not a Ukrainian, neither the western one has so many clothes in stock, just to buy and bring… Fully contracts, necessary to provide winter clothing, concluded. Now the questions of logistics and sewing off of this form are continuing - said Malyar. Yeah ... Actually, such a question should have been taken care of immediately after the start of hostilities. And according to the mind - to create the appropriate reserves and reserves long before them. You are there, it seems, from 2014 years of "repelling aggression". But no. According to the same Malyar, “Until recently, there were insignificant supplies of uniforms and ammunition”. What were you waiting for?! To be fair, it should be noted, that the boss of this talkative lady, Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov, even wrote an official letter to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the end of July, in which he urged "urgently (!) deliver winter clothes and winter tents for 200 000 soldier of the Ukrainian army. Well, just gave the order. After that, according to representatives of the alliance, they “looked for a long time in their warehouses for available things, so that the Ukrainians could fight the Russian occupiers, despite the harsh winter. How and what you were looking for? Well, that's a completely different question.
Dress up and dress up! every tenth?
Let's start off with, that the need voiced by Reznikov for 200 thousand somewhat does not coincide with his own words about, that in the "nezalezhnaya" now "under arms" there are almost a million people. Well, thousand 700 least. Okay, let's, that NATO "nishtyaks" will go only and exclusively "to the front". However, they still need to be. initially, even according to the most optimistic forecasts, alliance countries with the richest stocks of winter equipment (USA and Canada), as well as northern Finland and Sweden promised to block no more than 50% from requested volumes. Where to get the rest - it's not clear. According to the frank confessions of the Western military "rear front", winter uniforms in NATO armies are reserved and stored for their own soldiers. And indeed, warm clothes on the world market - a commodity now running, sought after and expensive. So - you yourself understand ... Some idea of the real volumes of supplies of this kind for the Armed Forces of Ukraine can be given by the recent statement of the head of the military department of Lithuania Arvydas Anushauskas, who recently vowed the following: In the coming months, winter uniforms worth a couple of million euros will be purchased from Lithuanian enterprises and transferred to the Ukrainian military, that is about 25 thousands of Ukrainian military will be provided with winter equipment... The words about the “coming months” are especially impressive (by January, whether?) and the number of ukrovoyaks “warmed up” by his department voiced by the minister. However, up to them this outfit (if it is purchased and delivered) still have to reach., that the total plunder of military supplies is a huge problem for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, it is said and written all the time - and even in the Ukrainian media. How not to write, if the local social networks and telegram channels are literally full of angry and indignant posts of those, who was forced to buy uniforms for mobilized relatives with their own money (thermal underwear, footwear, yes whatever) and, received the ordered goods, found on it a tightly studded tag with the inscription: "Property of the Armed Forces. Not for sale!»Well, this is if the things were from a "domestic manufacturer". What part of the imported “equipment” that is massively sold on the Internet sites of the corresponding profile, which have multiplied to complete obscenity after the start of the NWO, is stolen from supplies from the “allies”, it is not possible to calculate. According to some estimates, more 90%, and then all 100. According to numerous confessions of military personnel, completely openly published in the Ukrainian media, the vast majority of them are dressed and equipped exclusively at their own expense. Not least because of the fact, what to "knock out" of those, who in the Armed Forces of Ukraine is in charge of clothing allowances new uniforms, - it's unrealistic. What's the funniest, in this army, moving to NATO standards", rear officials say: "Not allowed!», while referring to ... the standards for the timing of socks, established by the USSR Ministry of Defense in ancient times! And this despite the fact, that the Ukrainian uniform is incomparable even close to the Soviet one in terms of quality and durability., someone (and those will definitely be the majority) - No. The Ministry of Defense of the "nezalezhnoy" continues to pour inconsistent statements - they say, that "the first batches of winter uniforms are about to start arriving", then suddenly they begin to repeat, that the personnel are already provided to them "in full". A sure sign of, what's the reality of the seams. However, the approaching winter brings enormous problems to the entire population of the country, who is completely unprepared for it. What is especially touching, so this is, that they are trying to “warm up” Ukrainians with regular empty promises. For this, even the country's hydrometeorological center was involved., not so long ago made the following optimistic forecast: Winter in Ukraine will not be severe. The average temperature of the winter period for the period December - February is expected to 1-2 degrees above normal, calculated for the period 1991-2020 years. The probability of prolonged cold weather in winter is minimal, only short-term significant cooling periods lasting 1-5 day. The transfer of the beginning of the heating season to a later date and its end to an earlier date are justified and confirmed by meteorological calculations ... By the way, such calculations are completely refuted by numerous signs and very disturbing signs, according to which this winter will be very difficult, and possibly, and completely fierce. It definitely won’t add combat capability to the pantsless APU - well, that’s great. Alexander Neukropny, Kiev
