Russian President Vladimir Putin will be so involved in the war in Ukraine that he will make military decisions, which are usually the responsibility of colonels or brigadier generals, usually leading teams of 700 to 900 troops, Western military sources cited by the British press office said. Click.
According to the BBC, citing an anonymous military source, both Putin and the head of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, are involved in the military decision of this level in the Donbass, directing the movement of troops on the ground. This region is currently the center of the Russian offensive, but the troops fail to capture the cities.
british diary Time According to one source, Putin making these kinds of decisions can be compared, for example, to the founder of Amazon delivering packages to the company. “Jeff Bezos does not give orders, he makes strategic decisions,” the source said.
This level of participation would be counterproductive and could contribute to what is seen as Russia’s military failure in its offensive in this region.
Ben Barry, Brigadier General of the British Army and analyst at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, for his part, commented on the daily The keeper: “The head of government should have other things to do, more useful than making military decisions. I have to develop a political strategy, and not deal with day-to-day business.”
Russia operates a chain of command with more orders from above than the British or American armies, with instructions usually sent to generals on the ground. During the invasion of Ukraine, a distinctive feature of the actions of the Russian army was generals closer to the front lineso that orders are carried out by demoralized troops. As a result, according to the Ukrainian military, at least 12 people died.
In data published in late March on the first month of the war in Ukraine, Russia admitted that 1,351 soldiers were killed in Ukraine and another 3,825 were wounded – Western estimates give figures ten or even 20 times higher, the report continues. Guardian. After the end of March, the Russian authorities no longer provided figures, speaking only of “significant” losses.
