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Russian troops are turning to donkeys for battlefield transport as the war approaches its 3-year mark (www.yahoo.com)
submitted 4 months ago by StraponStratos@lemmy.sdf.org to c/world@quokk.au
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The spotlight on the pack animals comes as the Ukraine war continues to strain resources on both sides, and as Russia's ability to sustain its cornered economy — now increasingly reliant on defense manufacturing — remains in question. Its full-scale invasion is set to enter its fourth year on February 24.

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[–] sasquash@sopuli.xyz 20 points 4 months ago

poor donkeys

[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

I was under impression all the donkeys are pretty busy ruling Russia.

[–] pupbiru@aussie.zone 2 points 4 months ago

let’s hope they send them to the front lines next

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

There a bit of an understandable difference, but I do think they're actually called asses.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

They even explained it was a good thing in the Duma.

Lol.

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago (3 children)

How? What was their logic as presented?

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 months ago

The first time I saw this posted, someone wrote that motorized vehicles leave tracks that are super easy to follow with a drone. Donkey tracks, not so much.

[–] kishkebab 2 points 4 months ago

Eco-friendly?

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

"Better a donkey gets killed than a soldier" talking about transporting stuff. That is what I heard, I didn't follow the actual talk in the Duma.

The problem is that it's a false argument, the better way is to secure the transport, but it seems like there is a shortage of armored transports :-)

Even a shortage of not-armored transports, and maybe even gas too...

[–] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Bonus, they can also be fucked.

[–] kishkebab 2 points 4 months ago

Putin's already fucked everyone in Russia.