Russia has asked China for pre-packaged meals to feed soldiers, CNN reports

[yaesu]

Amid reports that Russia has asked China for military equipment, including missiles, drones, and armored vehicles, is a telling detail: Russia has also asked China for help feeding its troops, CNN reports.

Russia’s request for Chinese military support included a request for nonperishable food, known in the US context as “meals, ready-to-eat,” or MREs, CNN reports.

The request “raises questions about the fundamental readiness of the Russian military,” CNN reports.

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[Wingus Dingus]

1. Cannot feed their own soldiers. Holy shit.

[TheBlackAdder]

2. What are they, two weeks in and they're already having supply shortages?

[Brother Buzz]

10. It didn't help the soldiers sat in the Belarus for two weeks eating reserves

[PatSeg]

4. Yeah, that is really pathetic

How much can he expect of a military that has been treated so poorly?

[C_U_L8R]

3. What are they gonna pay with? Rubles?

The Russian Treasury might be able to swing a happy meal or two. One thing's for sure, their credit is shit.

And there's nothing in this for China but a little temporary leverage and long term reputation damage.

[PatSeg]

6. Promises perhaps?

[Chuuku Davis]

19. Gold

Russia has been stockpiling gold for years anticipating "something".

[Liberal In Texas]

40. My first thought. I don't think the Chinese are going to put it on the cuff for very long.

Then it all has to be transported. I suppose Chinese planes can fly in but the ruskies aren't going to have much of a cargo fleet pretty soon as stuff breaks down with no spares.

[lagomorph777]

44. Sorry, no happy meals.

McD's pulled out of Russia.

[kentuck]

5. Does that mean their supply chain is broken?

Or that they do not have the food for their soldiers?

[yaesu]

21. Sounds like they didn't have the capability to feed the invasion before it even started

Many now think that putin planned on a quick victory thinking Ukrainians wouldn't fight & would even support an invasion. He was wrong.

[underpants]

7. Interesting. They don't have a stockpile of them?

US MRE’s have about 1,250 calories. I thought it was more. One MRE can last for quite a while. I don’t think I ever ate a whole one.

[smb]

12. They Had A Stockpile Of Them...

...and were feeding their soldiers ones that expired in 2015.

[Sgent]

24. I was listening to a retired Colnel

and apparently, marching orders are that US soldiers eat at least one hot non-MRE meal per day. The rule gets broken regularly, but they consider it to be detrimental to morale.

[underpants]

27. When I was in we usually had a breakfast and some sort of dinner

when we were in the field. Everyone got an MRE per day. If I got a really nasty one like ham loaf I’d just eat the other stuff. Oatmeal cookies would block you up but the jelly would get everything going again. Next mix PB with the oatmeal cookies. We had drink flavoring and I used to eat it dipping my finger in it. After longer times out in the field my hands real multicolored.

Each one had a pack of matches and a small thing of toilet paper. I stored those in my left cargo pocket on the BDU’s. In 1992 or so they can out with a heating element and a tiny little bottle of hot sauce. The Army ran off coffee, complaining, hot sauce and porn.

[keithbvadu2]

37. block you up

[Aristus]

31. We usually got at least one hot meal a day when out in the field.

In the early 90's we had what were called 'tray-packs'; pre-packaged hot meals designed to serve large units. Boil, open with a can-opener, and serve. I don't know if they have these anymore.

The other hot-meal alternative was freshly-prepared food put into insulated containers and run up to the troops in the supply Humvee.

As tankers, we usually had enough room on the tank to store what we called "pogey-bait", snacks and other junk food purchased privately and packed with the gear. "Pogue" is a Vietnam-Era military slang term for a rear-echelon soldier, who usually has access to all kinds of snack foods, and has the pot-belly to prove it.

[Sanity Claws]

8. This shows Russia's ineptitude on so many levels

[greatauntoftriplets]

9. As either Napoleon or Frederick the Great said...

"An army marches on its stomach."

[smb]

11. Now I Have A Mental Image Of...

...some Chinese mother scolding a recalcitrant child to eat their vegetables because "Russian Army soldiers are starving!"

[onetexan]

13. Not prepackaged munitions?

Hmm well not sure if i buy that but if they're ordering chinese takeout for the soldiers just like they import any other imported goods & commodities...still im uneasy w the way Xi keeps playing footsie w putin.

[sheshe2]

14. A couple of weeks,

A couple of weeks, billions spent on war and deployment. It cost them dearly. Yet no money, for food, fuel or salaries.

[FakeNoose]

15. Remember Wimpy? - "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today"

Tell me the Chinese are too smart to fall for this!

[OnDoutside]

16. And free prawn crackers with every main MRE ?

[dalton99a]

17. Behold the almighty and fearsome Russian military

[lpbk2713]

18. Vlad ... "We need everything"

The military term is Cluster Fuckski.

[LiberalFighter]

20. He hasn't asked TFG for Whoppers and Big Macs?

[yaesu]

22. AKA the tRump diet nt

[keithbvadu2]

35. Trump family (and Fox) can now start a fundraiser for feeding the poor Russian soldiers.

Trump family (and Fox) can now start a fundraiser for feeding the poor Russian soldiers.

[werdna]

23. I read somewhere . . .

. . . they have plenty of these left:

?w=1200&h=0&zc=1&s=0&a=t&q=89

[Disaffected]

25. With 100,000

you get eggroll.

[bluestarone]

26. POOTY trying any way to get China involved, so

the little crack (between China and USA) grows into LARGE crack. That's how i see it.

[Conjuay]

28. Hey,

Who doesn't like a little Chinese take-out occasionally?

[lame54]

29. Send them what they fed them at the Olympics

[milestogo]

30. Chinese MREs

Yum. Not.

[Flaleftist]

32. They are supposed to be the 3rd most powerful military force in the world?

[Irish_Dem]

42. Yes and they are begging for help two weeks after the invasion.

Just unbelievable.

[maxsolomon]

34. Frankly, those MREs are going to be delicious.

I'd like some for camping trips.

[keithbvadu2]

36. The newer US MREs are pretty tasty and good variety.

The newer US MREs are pretty tasty and good variety.

I remember the little cardboard box MRE back in the early 70s.

And the candy bar which was basically a rock of sugar with chocolate flavor.

Do they still have the industrial strength crackers?

... https://democraticunderground.com/100216418108

[AZProgressive]

39. I liked MREs

My favorite was the Chicken w Salsa but that didn’t come with any candy. Other MREs did.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

50. I think they were called C rations back then

A co-worker of mine who was in the National Guard brought some in saying they were and improvement. My impression was all they did was change the packaging from cans to sealed plastic pouches.

[ironflange]

38. "What ees thees stuff?"

"Where is borscht?"

[uncle ray]

41. i saw a video yesterday of an abandoned russian mess truck.

all that was in it was hundreds of pounds of potatoes, onions, and a few broken glass jars of pickles. i suppose the good stuff may have been looted, but i think the glass jars are telling. this is an army that cannot even vacuum seal pickled foods in easy to transport plastic pouches.

[lagomorph777]

43. "Hold the melamine, please."

[Mr.Bill]

45. Will Russian soldiers

eat fish heads and seaweed?

[Peacetrain]

46. So let me get this straight.. the Russians are asking for food while they starve Ukraninan children

and the populace in general .. so they (the Russians) can be fed and keep on starving innocents.. talk about stupid on a stick.. I have to think the Chinese are smarter than that

[tavernier]

47. I think someone should send Putin a fortune cookie.

If you get my drift.

[blugbox]

48. Just wanted to add a different angle to this...

I happen to really enjoy watching videos of MRE reviews. There is a youtuber who tries current MREs from as many different nations as he can get his hands on. I have a few takeaways from his hundreds of videos...

Chinese MREs are some of the worst that are deployed to any modern military force. Often times they are rotten and inedible straight out of the package, within the standard shelf life. Hopefully China is giving away the worst of their worst.

Also as a side note: Ukrainian MREs are some of the finest deployed to any modern military force.

[yaesu]

49. That is interesting. nt

[keithbvadu2]

52. Remember the old movies of the British Navy sailing ships.

Remember the old movies of the British Navy sailing ships.

Ten cans in a case of 12.

Beef was horse.

Weevils were raisins with legs.

There are current stories of today's broken down merchant marine ships of poor countries not feeding their crew much better.

[Deep State Witch]

51. The Problem With Chinese MRE's

Is that you feel hungry an hour later!