The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has already reported Russia has lost at least 12 generals since the war began in late February., an important number, taking into account the appearance of specialists. The United States has not confirmed this and Russia, more.

Steve Ganyard, an ABC News contributor and retired colonel, said the number of top men reported killed by the Ukrainian military was “unusual.” “Maybe you need to go back to World War II to have that kind of ratio of senior officers killed on the front lines,” Ganyard told ABC.

According to experts, one of the main reasons for Russia’s losses is the lack of military confidence. “Generals on the front line need to make sure their troops carry out the battle plan the way they want,” he explained, adding: “But that also implies a lack of trust in their troops when necessary. they do it.so much progress on so many veterans.

Ganyard sees Russia’s military as “weak” and has failed Vladimir Putin by investing little in “command and control capabilities,” he said. “The Russians don’t even use encryption, which means that anyone, if they can find the frequency, can listen,” the former colonel concluded.

The specialist also believes that Russian troops even obtained phones from Ukrainian citizens and used them for command and control operations.

Mike Mulroy, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East and ABC News contributor, agreed with Ganyard. Mulroy defended that Russia, unlike the U.S. military, does not give authority to NCOs and its subordinates to make decisions for themselves.

“They do not delegate authority. Thus, they directly give commands to their forces. The lack of delegation is another reason why Russia’s military is not performing well. “

“Once communication is cut off … the young men in the Russian army don’t know what to do and they know they are just being told to do something, especially when it comes to a battle where their heart is none of It is an advantage that Ukraine has proven decisive on the battlefield so far, “he concluded.

Russia’s new attack

A Russian airstrike today hit a school in eastern Ukraine where the basement was where dozens of people took refuge and 60 of them were left under the ruinsas Kremlin troops continued their attempt to completely capture the Donbass city of Mariupol, a day before the traditional parade commemorating the victory against the Nazis in 1945.

The attack in Donbass took place amid Russia’s ongoing bombing of towns and villages in that region of eastern Ukraine that Russia sought to occupy in a new offensive launched last month.

The governor of Lugansk province, one of two forming Donbass, said the attack burned down the school of the village of Bilogorivka, and rescuers found two bodies and pulled out 27 people alive.

“There were 90 people in total at the school, 27 were rescued, probably 60 people who were at the school died,” the governor, Sergi Gaidai, told the Telegram, according to the AFP news agency.

The official added that two boys aged 11 and 14 were killed in another Russian attack in the nearby town of Privillia.