London, Thanasis Gavos
In recent weeks senior commanders of Russian forces in Ukraine have been fired, as failures are blamed on the early stages of the invasion, according to the British Ministry of Defense.
Specifically, the lieutenant general Sergei Kessel, who was in charge of commanding the elite 1st Army Tank has been made available for the failure to occupy Kharkov.
The Admiral Igor Osipov, Commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, has also been removed from his duties after the sinking of the cruiser Moskva last month.
Reference is also made to the leader of the Russian armed forces, a general Valery Gerasimov, which, according to the ministry, probably remains in place, but it is not clear whether it retains the confidence of President Putin.
The report from London adds that a “culture of cover-ups and shifts of responsibility” seems to prevail in the Russian army and the country’s security system.
It is estimated that many officials involved in the invasion of Ukraine will be deterred from trying to avoid personal responsibility for Russia’s operational failures on the front.
“This is likely to further burden Russia’s centralized model of governance and control, as officials increasingly seek to refer critical decisions to their superiors. It will be difficult for Russia to regain the initiative under these circumstances “, concludes the information from the British Ministry of Defense.
THE Vladimir Putin has been personally involved in the Ukraine war to such an extent that it makes operational and tactical decisions “at the level of colonel or brigadier general”, according to Western military sources referred to a few days ago. the Guardian.
They added that the Russian president is even involved in determining the movements of forces in Donbas, where last week the invaders suffered a bloody defeatas they tried many times to cross a river of strategic importance.
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