Seeking to avoid another major failure, Putin has become more hands-on with his commanders, refusing

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

their requests to retreat from the last Ukrainian city under Russian control

As he loses his grasp in his unprovoked war against Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has moved to further embed himself into the war's strategic planning efforts — but his decision-making seems to contrast with those in the action.

Dismissing on-the-ground commanders' pleas for soldiers to retreat, Putin has decided to remain in Kherson, a major Southern city in Ukraine, the last in Russian control, The New York Times reported Saturday.

The Times report said that withdrawing from Kherson would save lives and equipment but would also be another blow to Putin's waning plan to conquer the country. As such, the Russian president has immersed himself further into the strategic planning of the war, countering some of the wishes of Russian forces on the ground.

"In this war, there has been a consistent mismatch between Putin's political objectives and the military means to attain them," Michael Kofman, director of Russia studies at CNA, a defense research institute, told The Times. "At important decision points, Putin has procrastinated, refusing to recognize the reality, until the options turned from bad to worse."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/seeking-to-avoid-another-major-failure-putin-has-become-more-hands-on-with-his-commanders-refusing-their-requests-to-retreat-from-the-last-ukrainian-city-under-russian-control/ar-AA12cSWJ

[brush]

1. Hitler knew better than his generals too.

Keep it up, Pootie, you're doing a wonderful job.

[Irish_Dem]

2. Hitler did the same thing and we know how that ended.

[SheltieLover]

3. Pootin should go straight to the front lines

[bluedigger]

4. They will be trapped on the wrong side of the river and surrender en masse.

And when it happens Zhelensky will have his bargaining chip to end the war.

[Chainfire]

5. It sounds like Stalin's order #227.

Not one step back. It caused the unnecessary deaths of tens of thousands of Russian Troops. I hope that Putin has the bodies and replacement equipment to ignore the situations on the battlefield. It takes deep pockets.

[keithbvadu2]

6. Like Dotard, Vlad knows more than the generals.

Like Dotard, Vlad knows more than the generals.