Russian Regiment Makes Video Appeal for Equipment: 'The Boys Are Freezing'A Russian regiment has asked for more equipment and medical supplies for its fight in Ukraine in a desperate video appeal, as both sides prepare for a harsh winter struggle.Peskov said a newly formed council created by Putin was working on resolving problems with equipment, and that regional authorities were working on providing "the missing gear."Issues with equipment on the Russia side will likely place Ukraine in an advantageous position this winter, Max Bergmann, the director of the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), previously told Newsweek."What we're seeing is that the Russian conscripts that are being thrown to the front, many of them have very little equipment, they're sent without basic necessities like food," he said.So, actually the demands on forces on the field increases, and my guess is that the Ukrainians are going to be quite well prepared for this, while I'm not sure a newly mobilized Russian force will be.""