KYIV. UkraineGate , 30 , May , 2022 | Society.
Russia suffered devastating casualties among its middle and junior officers during the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This will exacerbate the current problems of the aggressor country with the modernization of the approach to command and control, according to the latest report of the British Ministry of Defense .
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“Russia is likely to have suffered devastating casualties among its middle and junior officers in the conflict. Brigade and battalion commanders are likely to endanger the advanced because they have an uncompromising level of responsibility for the work of their units,” the statement said.
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According to intelligence, junior officers had to lead the lowest-level tactical operations because the army lacked highly trained and authorized non-commissioned officers (sergeants) to perform this role in the Western forces.
In addition, battalion tactical groups (BTGs), which are being reformatted in Ukraine from the few surviving units, are likely to be less effective due to the lack of junior leaders, the Defense Ministry said.
Given the numerous credible reports of local uprisings among Russian forces in Ukraine, intelligence added, the lack of experienced and reliable platoon and company commanders is likely to lead to a further decline in morale and further poor discipline.
Source: Ukrgate
