Thread by @ChrisO_wiki

1/ A ban on the use of personally owned vehicles means that Russian soldiers are now hiding their vehicles from commanders and using bicycles to travel to frontline positions, carry ammunition and travel to meetings, according to Russian milbloggers. ⬇️

2/ A video posted by 'Witnesses of Bayraktar' shows a Russian soldier on a bicycle leading a BMP to the front line: "They say that they want to ban volunteer cars at the front. Never mind, there is always a way out."

https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1863889394513396084

3/ "After all, no one said a word about bicycles. (The bicycle ride took place right under the enemy's nose. It was about 1.5 km to the line of contact.)"

4/ 'Two Majors' posts a photo of a heavily camouflaged bicycle carrying ammunition. The author says: "Our comrades confirmed from the field that, indeed, all the equipment (including quads and motorcycles) is parked so that it is not counted and given away to anyone, it seems."

5/ "They need it more for themselves. They are saving it for a truly critical case. Of course, they are not registered with the Military Automobile Inspectorate.

6/ "Now the front resembles the fiefdom of "Pechkin the postman" [a reference to the children's story 'Uncle Fedya, His Dog, and His Cat'] in one of its directions. Everyone is on bicycles. Some are delivering ammunition, some are going to positions, some are going to a meeting.

7/ "You can't really walk tens of kilometers in gear, and there are not always official vehicles with black [military] licence plates. They burned in battle, broke down, are busy with other tasks.

8/ "So one of the humorous reasons why we are not yet in Kyiv is indicated in conversations with front-line soldiers: because we are going on foot."

9/ The sudden reliance on bicycles illustrates the practical impact of the ban on personally-owned vehicles, which was announced due to a spate of drunken accidents but appears to be having a disastrous effect on Russian logistics. /end

https://x.com/ChrisO_wiki/status/1862815498326392849

Sources:
🔹 t.me/bayraktar1070/…
🔹 t.me/dva_majors/590…