Although I am aware of cloud seeding, which has been around since the '50s, I don't think there is anything funny going on: Historically in this fertile area, the Spring Rasputitsa (General Mud comes before and after the frosts) can last until early June. When the Western backers planned the Spring offensive, they imagined that the snow just needed to go away.
Ironically, the Russians were aware of the advantageous Ukrainian Winter offensives, where the ground hardens for a couple of months, and that didn't really happen this year, because there was only really about three weeks of frosts. The Europeans are yodelling about this, because the 'warm' winter meant they didn't have to use up the gas reserves in totality, so viewed this as a win.
But, the Westerners did not even bother to read WW2 history of Ukraine, where that particular 'Spring' Offensive did not occur until late May-ish, actually June.
The West is pushing propaganda hard, because they can see that some sort of Victory needs to be broadcast to keep up morale. The Russians are instead concentrating their efforts inside concreted cities, where they can use roads, and employ lots of artillery and air-dropped bombs - not so much big-arrow troop movements, over dank fields.
The West was busy looking at maps and saying: "look we just need to cut here and take this bit" But it is raining again. So, apparently, Putin is weaponizing the weather!!! LOLOL
Although I am aware of cloud seeding, which has been around since the '50s, I don't think there is anything funny going on: Historically in this fertile area, the Spring Rasputitsa (General Mud comes before and after the frosts) can last until early June. When the Western backers planned the Spring offensive, they imagined that the snow just needed to go away.
Ironically, the Russians were aware of the advantageous Ukrainian Winter offensives, where the ground hardens for a couple of months, and that didn't really happen this year, because there was only really about three weeks of frosts. The Europeans are yodelling about this, because the 'warm' winter meant they didn't have to use up the gas reserves in totality, so viewed this as a win.
But, the Westerners did not even bother to read WW2 history of Ukraine, where that particular 'Spring' Offensive did not occur until late May-ish, actually June.
The West is pushing propaganda hard, because they can see that some sort of Victory needs to be broadcast to keep up morale. The Russians are instead concentrating their efforts inside concreted cities, where they can use roads, and employ lots of artillery and air-dropped bombs - not so much big-arrow troop movements, over dank fields.
The West was busy looking at maps and saying: "look we just need to cut here and take this bit" But it is raining again. So, apparently, Putin is weaponizing the weather!!! LOLOL