Eight months after the start of the invasion of Ukraine, the main elements of the command of the Russian armed forces are becoming increasingly incompetent. Four of the five generals who were in direct command in February have been dismissed.
The British Ministry of Defense reported this on Twitter.
At the tactical level, the shortage of capable Russian junior officers to organize and lead newly mobilized reservists is worsening, the summary notes.
Eyewitness accounts indicate that on October 15, 2022, a fellow soldier shot and killed 11 Russian soldiers near Belgorod after an officer made offensive comments about recruits from ethnic minorities.
"Poor lower-level command likely exacerbates low morale and poor unit cohesion in many parts of the Russian military," the report said.
In addition, according to the British outlet, four of the five generals who directly commanded the invasion force in February 2022 have been dismissed. Their replacement has so far done little to improve Russia's combat performance.
"The lack of continuity in command is likely to be more devastating than in Western armed forces because, according to Russian doctrine, the development of plans is mainly carried out personally by the commander, and not by the collective efforts of the wider staff," the Russian Ministry of Defense notes.
Earlier, British intelligence named two reasons for the failure of the Russian army in Ukraine: widespread corruption and poor logistics.
