That "surprising detail" is a second nature consideration for anyone operating mechanized forces or even just dealing with heavy machinery in that part of the world. It's as "goes without saying" to them as planning work to avoid scorching temperatures is to someone in the tropics. Anyone seeking to predict actions in that part of the world will naturally account for it the same way someone making an investment in a Saudi construction project will base their timelines around an expectation that concrete pads can't be poured 24/7 in summer.
Russia knows it. Ukraine knows it. The Ottomans back in the 1400s knew it.
Just because some other profession is a black box relative to your knowledge base doesn't mean every detail is one that anyone who begins obtaining knowledge of the field will not instantly pick up. Remember this next time someone on the internet tries to pass themself off as a professional roofer because they know not to peel the plastic off the bottom of the shingle (it literally says not to on it).