https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-19th-century-technology-driving-russias-latest-gains-in-ukraine-railroads-11655218602
Russian armored vehicles loaded on rolling stock at a railway station on Feb. 23 in the Rostov-on-Don region of Russia, not far from the Ukraine border.
Associated Press
After struggling to supply troops early in the war, Moscow has returned to Soviet-era shipping methods. That could limit its reach going forward.
Russian armored vehicles loaded on rolling stock at a railway station on Feb. 23 in the Rostov-on-Don region of Russia, not far from the Ukraine border.
Associated Press
Russian forces have advanced in eastern Ukraine over recent weeks behind overwhelming artillery barrages, a shift in fortunes made possible by better access to rail lines delivering tons of ammunition and other supplies.
Trains are the Russian military’s go-to method for moving troops and heavy weapons. In Ukraine’s industrialized Donbas region, dense rail networks have played to Moscow’s advantage.
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