The spotlight on the pack animals comes as the Ukraine war continues to strain resources on both sides, and as Russia’s ability to sustain its cornered economy — now increasingly reliant on defense manufacturing — remains in question. Its full-scale invasion is set to enter its fourth year on February 24.
“Better a donkey gets killed than a soldier” talking about transporting stuff. That is what I heard, I didn’t follow the actual talk in the Duma.
The problem is that it’s a false argument, the better way is to secure the transport, but it seems like there is a shortage of armored transports :-)
Even a shortage of not-armored transports, and maybe even gas too…