Russian Army Resorts To Donkey Logistics

Technological backsliding indicates casualties will rise

Your mileage may vary according to size and temperament, but as a rule of thumb, the average donkey can carry about 110 lbs (50 kg), a little more than the combat load of a modern soldier. In a self-sustaining ‘donkey park,’ one animal can carry enough bundled straw or hay for four donkeys for four days. A donkey-dependent logistical chain thus begins w…