Winter survival lessons from Ukrainian soldiers:
The first tip they gave is that those who dig, stay warm and stay alive. So first off, moving their body keeps the blood flowing and keeps them warm. Also the lower you dig, the better, you basically built a wall around you to protect from the cold wind.
Another thing, sometimes the actual ground is frozen solid so they actually carry an axe and use that to break it apart first then they shovel. All of them have to carry a shovel, and which brand do they use? One said they use the brand fiskars, which I'm sure A lot of you are familiar with.
Another odd thing that some of them is do is when their feet are cold even with the boots on, some of them put on and wear a sock over their boots and that seems to work for some of them.
Next is something they call a trench candle which looks very similar to a Sterno can but these are hand made by civilians. All you need is an empty can like one for food, you put in wax or paraffin and some cardboard inside and you light it. Some of you guys make these at home too.
They use it to keep warm, cook a meal, make instant coffee which A lot of them live off of, you can use it to boil a litre of water in 20-30 minutes or dry out an entire dug out during their burn cycle. They love these because it keeps them warm, cooks food and boils water. They also light it and use as bait for snipers, because the snipers see the heat signature, shoot it and it can give away their position.
The other thing that's a lifesaver for them is chemical hand warmers, very simple, everyone knows what this, and for us also its worth putting a bunch in our survival kits and vehicles for emergencies.
Next is layering, very important, they use thermal underwear, base layers, fleece layers, another layer on top and then a waterproof jacket.
Next is boots, its very easy for your boots to get wet or ruined, so they keep an extra pair in their kit sometimes, which we should do as well in our bug out bag or vehicle.
Along with that, they make sure to keep extra socks incase they get wet, they change them out because having wet, cold feet is extremely dangerous. A soldier is useless if they cant use their feet.

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