It is said that Russia is currently experiencing a lack of transportation vehicles for its forces in active battle areas.
Russian Forces Charged into Combat Onboard a Yellow School Bus
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To address this shortfall, it resorted to various unconventional methods for transporting its troops, such as using Lada cars, golf carts, and school buses.
Along with these unconventional modes of transportation, the utilization of motorcycles, electric scooters, a locomotive, and vintage vehicles from the 1950s will also be documented.
It is reported that all this machinery has been operational for quite some time now, with some items allegedly sourced from external Russian entities such as China and Belarus.
The most recent inclusion in the series of civilian vehicles seized by Russian troops is a yellow school bus. According to reports, a Ukrainian drone recently captured footage of this vehicle.
The car, left behind in a field close to the frontline in Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine, highlights the growing use of improvised vehicles by Russian forces.
As reported by Forbes, since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, the estimated loss of Russian military vehicles exceeds 17,000 units.
Facing record-low inventories, Russia is allegedly compelled to convert civilian cars into military transport vehicles for moving troops through combat areas, even though these makeshift options struggle when navigating challenging terrains like trenches.
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