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Ukrainian infrastructure was much better in current times with a network of a large number of paved roads and bridges connecting different locations.Problem is compounded by the muddy season this time of year. With snow, sleet, rain fall. And then all of it melting.
One of the problems Germans encountered other than deciding between relieving themselves or freezing to death in WW2.
It's difficult to drive a normal car on mid or gravel. It's an impossible nightmare to drive heavy vehicles in such conditions. Especially wheeled. Tracked are not exempt though.
Ukrainians blew up bridges and removed numerous road signs to confuse Russian forces as they continued to advance in different directions. Shelling activities ruined some of the roads as well.
Soviet infrastructure was very poor back in the 1940s. German logistics were composed of lorries and horse-drawn wagons in large part and Soviet dirt roads would become impassable for them after prolonged rains. German engineers really struggled to improve logistics situation across USSR.