Putin works directly with commanders on the ground, this causes disruptions in mobilization – ISW

This is indicated, among other things, by the transfer of unprepared reserves immediately to the hot sectors of the front.

On September 21, Putin announced a partial mobilization in Russia / Screenshot

Bureaucratic failures in the Russian partial mobilization may indicate that Russian President Vladimir Putin is again working with the commanders of the Russian Armed Forces, who are involved directly on the battlefield.

This is written by the Institute for the Study of War .

The fact that Putin has bypassed the standard procedure for communication through the Ministry of Defense is indicated by the transfer of unprepared reserves immediately to the hot sectors of the front. Since the commanders themselves are interested in urgent reinforcements and are less concerned about the passage of the mobilized standard military practice.

According to analysts, this also indicates a loss of confidence in the Shoigu ministry.

“Conflicting and inconsistent narratives used by Kremlin officials and the Russian Ministry of Defense about mobilization procedures may indicate that Putin, as supreme commander, issued divergent or conflicting orders,” the Institute for the Study of War said in a report.

(C)UNIAN 2022