Thread by @ChrisO_wiki

1/ Russian military transportation in Ukraine is reported to have ground to a halt, due to an initiative to confiscate privately-owned vehicles after a spate of drunken accidents. As many as 96% of light vehicles used by soldiers are said to be personally owned or donated. ⬇️

2/ As previously reported, the Russian army's Southern District has issued orders mandating severe punishments for soldiers who do not hand over personally-owned vehicles, as well as for their commanders.

https://x.com/ChrisO_wiki/status/1862262409160737216

3/ Soldiers have contacted Russian milbloggers to complain about the chaos being caused by the crackdown. Now, says Anastasia Kashevarova, "the front has come to a standstill in a number of places."

4/ "As I have found out, there were no orders from the Ministry of Defence or the General Staff to seize humanitarian vehicles and personal transport, or to immediately send the driver and commander to the assault.

5/ "All these initiatives are personal – from military district commanders, which have begun to be implemented at the local level. According to my information, military district commanders are already abandoning their orders.

6/ "But the flywheel has already been running and it needs to be stopped immediately. This approach is not approved at the top.

7/ "So, let's figure it out. Since 2023, the story of putting military registration plates on humanitarian and personal transport in various units of the Russian Armed Forces has been going on.

8/ "I have at my disposal the order of the commander of the Centre group dated 10 November 2024, with a reference to the instructions of the commander of the Centre group dated 17 December 2023 and 6 March 2024 on the confiscation of personal and humanitarian transport.

9/ "In the document, the motive for the ban is related to the statistics of violations by military personnel using transport that does not belong to the Russian Armed Forces, that is, precisely unaccounted for – humanitarian [i.e. donated] and personal.

10/ "Over the 10 months of 2024, 131 traffic accidents were committed by military personnel of the group on vehicles that do not belong to the Russian Armed Forces, in which 21 people died and 198 were injured, 1079 violations were identified and suppressed, of which: …

11/ "… cases of driving a vehicle while intoxicated - 96, driving a vehicle without a licence - 335, driving a vehicle without licence plates and documents - 648.

12/ "In this regard, the following is prohibited: moving military personnel on vehicles that do not belong to the Russian Armed Forces, issuing a permit for such transport, registering such vehicles with the Military Automobile Inspectorate (VAI) and only then using them.

13/ "The commander of the "South" group verbally prohibited the use of unregistered transport. The commanders of military units were even tacitly forced to issue orders (also at my disposal), …

14/ "… which state the prohibition on the use of cars and motorcycles by personnel that are not registered, and the driver of equipment can only be a person who is in the unit for the position of a driver."

15/ "What this has led to: raids continue in many areas, everyone has hidden their vehicles. It is impossible to carry out rotations on the line of contact, the brigade leadership is giving up their vehicles to perform combat missions.

16/ "UAV operators cannot go to the warehouse to get FPV drones and Lancets (due to stealth and camouflage, they need to move around in civilian cars).

In Svitlodarsk, military personnel with flashing lights were chasing a Patriot [car] with white [civilian] license plates.

17/ "In Luhansk, soldiers are being blocked from leaving near stores while they are walking around and stocking up on food. The rear areas are frozen in anticipation.

18/ "Moreover, heavy equipment, of course, all belongs to the Ministry of Defence, but 96% of mobile light vehicles are personally owned and humanitarian. In order to put it on the balance sheet of the FRP and VAI, it takes at least 3 months.

19/ "Some new "loafs" [Bukhankas], bought by soldiers at their own expense with shared money, have not been able to register and get black [military] numbers for 4 months.

It is impossible to register all equipment, since there is a limit.

20/ "At the same time, personal transport bought by soldiers at their own expense can be confiscated by commanders. There are many BUTs, why registration will lead to corruption schemes, and will also hit the combat effectiveness of units.

21/ "And also, let some of our generals look at the statistics of accidents with registered transport. And the fact that drunk drivers drive, violate traffic rules, some servicemen behave disgustingly, so this is a question of discipline, not registration.

22/ "And for one fucking unnecessary landing, some commanders have put down more people than died in traffic accidents in 10 months. All arguments are empty and unjustified. There are no positive sides to such idiotic orders.

23/ "How we can solve the problem adequately: a special series of black and white numbers should be issued for humanitarian and personal transport. A special regime should be created for such transport, taking into account all sides.

24/ "And those who came up with the idea of ​​confiscating personal and humanitarian transport from military personnel deserve the title of Hero of Ukraine. A million-strong army should not suffer because of one thousand idiots in the RF Armed Forces."

Source:
t.me/akashevarova/7…