Propaganda from Moscow is trying to cheer up Russian soldiers who fear an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive by assuring them that the weather and terrain are back on their side, according to the latest assessment released by the British Ministry of Defense on the war in Ukraine.

According to British military analysts, the soft terrain and widespread mud are likely to slow down the offensive operations of both armies involved in the conflict.

By the way, in recent days, there have been numerous videos circulating on social networks that testify to this, although it is possible that some of them were reposted now, but last fall.

“However, Russian online channels likely exaggerate the overall impact of the smear on Ukrainian forces as part of an information campaign designed to boost Russian morale and undermine support for Ukraine in anticipation of a Ukrainian counteroffensive,” the British assessment noted.

The Ministry of Defense in London also says that the next few weeks are expected to bring improved conditions for offensive operations, and that until then mines will still be a more important factor limiting mechanized operations than mud.

“Rasputita”, again caused by Russian propaganda

“Rasputita”, by which the famous rainy season is known in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, which makes the terrain impassable and greatly complicates a mechanized offensive, appears twice a year, in the autumn and winter months.

He was referred to by Moscow propaganda and the leadership planted by Russia in Kherson last fall, when the Ukrainian counteroffensive in the south of the country stopped in October.

In the numerous videos that appeared on social networks at the time, it can be seen how military vehicles, especially those with wheels and not tracks, got stuck in the mud or had great difficulty crossing the terrain.

On November 9, the Russian army finally announced that it was withdrawing from the east bank of the Dnieper in Kherson region after its forces were threatened with isolation and encirclement with the return of favorable weather conditions for offensive troops.

Three days later, the Ukrainian army liberated the city of the same name, the capital of the region, to the immense joy of its residents, who had been under the occupation of the Russian army since the first days of the war started by Vladimir Putin. .

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