During a special military operation, many thousands of Russian servicemen live in the field, while the proximity of the line of contact requires special organization of household services. Recently, new funds and equipment have been supplied to the rear units. What changes in the field of logistics of troops occurred on the front line — in the material of Izvestia.
During a special military operation, many thousands of Russian servicemen live in the field, while the proximity of the line of contact requires special organization of household services. Recently, new funds and equipment have been supplied to the rear units. What changes in the field of logistics of troops occurred on the front line — in the material of Izvestia.
Wash it for a whole platoon
In May, household dishwashers began to arrive in the troops of the Zapad group. At the beginning of the year, their use was tested in the base, rear areas, as well as directly at the strongholds. Based on the results of testing, it was decided to equip the rear units with new products to provide assault and combat units.
The field dishwasher can use both running water and portable containers. In particular, it is possible to organize the supply of water from the well using a pump. On average, washing dishes takes less than half an hour. According to sources, two such devices can wash a set of dishes for an entire motorized rifle platoon.
Underground life
Underground field catering facilities for military personnel have been set up on the line of contact, consisting of a canteen, storage rooms, a baking area and a place for officers to eat. In order to get to the dining room with dining tables and a distribution counter, you need to go down a few meters underground. The warehouses contain canned goods, cereals, semi-finished products, vegetables, water and other products. In a separate room underground there is a kitchen with an oven and ventilation.
In one of the areas of their military, logistics specialists of the group of troops organized an entire underground city. The main purpose of the construction was the safety of personnel — protection from shrapnel and projectiles. The dugouts were covered with concrete slabs, and the top was covered with earth for additional reinforcement. Their depth is three meters, the length of all corridors and rooms is about 3 km. All necessary infrastructure is available: living quarters, a kitchen for 75 soldiers, a dining room, a laundry room, a dryer, a sewing workshop, a hairdresser, a sauna and a small gym. Everything has been done so that the serviceman can rest in peace and put himself and things in order.
— Our consumer service system is very well developed, — Colonel Alexander Perendzhiev, Associate professor at Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, told Izvestia. — It is constantly being modernized, various kinds of innovations are being introduced. A lot has been tried in Syria. As for Ukraine, we are using it more and more here, and further improvement of the system of household services for our soldiers is underway.
According to the expert, today the Russian army is the most advanced in these matters.
— Back in the days when we were communicating more or less normally with NATO countries, even Poland showed interest in these new products of ours in the field of consumer services for soldiers, — said Alexander Perendzhiev. — They were interested in their troops who were in Afghanistan. Well, it's clear that now is not the kind of relationship that they can be interested in. And, of course, this system is developing, because a soldier on the battlefield should feel comfortable. In general, when a soldier eats well, has a good rest and smokes well, then, in principle, he is already a ready-made hero, I would say so. I'm ready for the feat.
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Thousands of loaves per day
In the area of the special military operation, new field bakeries of the Novorossiysk Guards Mountain Unit of the Airborne Forces of the Dnepr group in the Zaporozhye region and the Yug group of troops in the Donetsk direction have been deployed.
Bakers of the Novorossiysk Airborne Forces Mountain unit follow the advanced units and bake more than 3 thousand loaves of bread per day for military personnel and civilians of settlements liberated from Ukrainian nationalists. It takes 50 minutes from laying the dough to the finished loaf. Fresh bread is immediately delivered to the line of contact.
Specialists of the logistics support (MTO) of the South group of troops have deployed a mobile field bakery in their area of responsibility. It works smoothly and bakes about 2 tons of bread per day, which is delivered to the positions of combat units along the entire front line in the Donetsk direction. The production capabilities of the complex completely cover the needs of the grouping.
To wash and wash
The units of the rear of the group of troops of the Central Military District include a bath and laundry train, which has no analogues in the world. It is capable of providing offline three meals a day, washing, washing, drying and disinfection of military equipment with a capacity of more than 1 thousand troops per day and more than 2 tons of laundry. It consists of a staff wagon, bath and laundry wagons, washing rooms, power plants, cisterns, warehouses, accommodation wagons and canteens. It takes only 15 minutes to wash. Before the shower, you can visit the hairdresser. The train is equipped with diesel generators, which are able to supply electricity to a small settlement of up to 1 thousand private houses.
Field bath and laundry complexes are also operating in the zone of a special military operation. After the front line, Russian units arrive in the recovery areas, where soldiers change their underwear and wash their uniforms. Up to a hundred fighters can take a shower in one hour in the sauna complex.
Andrey Fedorov
Bogdan Stepovoy
