Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

[drkohler]

JRPGfan said:

crissindahouse said:

So with trees starting to grow leaves again (at least in Germany, maybe some more weeks in Ukraine), will this help Ukraine or Russia more? Ukraine seems to have an advantage with drones so that Russians could hide better but it might also help Ukraine more to defend cities already in the woods around them?

I think it helps Ukraine more than russia.... same with when the ground goes soft (rain and mud, and mild weather) for tanks.

That growing leaves thing reminds me of the Russian attacks at Chernobyl. Apparently many of the young soldiers never heard of Chernobyl, and some of their tanks drove close to the "Red forest", an area labeled for the tree leaves that turned red due to extremely high radioactivity in the soil.

Plowing the soil with tanks is highly not recommended if the soil is heavily contaminated. This "Red forest" area has been assigned "no go for anyone" ever. None of the Russians had any protective gear, not when the attack started, not now. Even the specialists that came later had no protective gear (reported by the plant operators, so it might be true or not true).