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March 23, 2022

Defense expert spots serious issue with Russia trucks, indicates entire war is about to change

Dana Mathewson

Things are not going Putin's way in Ukraine, and many of the reasons are self-inflicted.

Over the course of his long career with the Department of Defense, Trent Telenko spent 10 years as an Army vehicle auditor.

Based in Sealy, Texas, he received and inspected the steady stream of military vehicles damaged in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. This experience has given Telenko an eye for details that others could easily miss as well as a unique perspective on Russia's progress in Ukraine.

In early March, Telenko saw on social media a photograph of a Russian Pantsir-S1 missile system located near the Ukrainian city of Kherson. His eyes went immediately to the system's tires. Rather than using high-quality, more expensive tires that could support the tremendous weight of the Pantsir-S1, the Russian army had opted for cheaper, low-quality, Chinese-made tires. He also noticed they were in terrible shape because they had not been properly maintained.

In a widely read Twitter thread, Telenko identified the problems caused by the Russian army's failure to properly maintain not only this specific Pantsir, but neglect of the entire fleet.

Many photos are in this article, so I can't post them. But this is a very thoughtful and interesting article, and talks about the terrible state of repair of much of the Russian equipment.

The article is here: https://www.wnd.com/2022/03/defense-expert-spots-massive-issue-russia-trucks-indicates-entire-wars-change/

Posted by: Timothy Birdnow at 02:29 PM | Comments (8) | Add Comment
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1 Heres my issue with this report is its all maybes and ifs. The other issue is the where and when of the videos. No time stamps. Like much of the footage they are showing us its from another time and place. If the Russians are bombarding the holey crap out of Ukraine why the low civilian casualty rates? If the Russian army is so decrypted how did they get to the Ukraine border?

Posted by: Mike at March 23, 2022 07:18 PM (ZsGYf)

2 One other point about painting Putin as an inadequate leader. China is watching this intently and would China substitute Taiwan for a large chunk of Russian natural resources. In a heart beat, if they knew they could get away with it and be an international hero. After all China has the best equipped and trained army with all the latest technologies thanks to us.

Posted by: Mike at March 23, 2022 10:50 PM (ZsGYf)

3 Well, Mike, naturally there's nothing concrete in this report -- the analyst is working from what he sees on the news. That doesn't mean he's necessarily wrong. Yes, it would be nice to have time and date stamps, but that's not always possible.

This is similar to a psychologist "analyzing" Joe Biden's current mental state from Joe's public televised appearances: it's not being done in person, but that doesn't totally invalidate the conclusions.

Posted by: Dana Mathewson at March 23, 2022 11:24 PM (FSK6u)

4 I tend to agree with Mike here Dana, but your point is valid.

I trust absolutely nothing about any of the reporting/photos we are seeing here. I often think they are putting out deep fakes. Easy to do with current technology. And who are the analysts? Where do they stand on all this?

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