Leadership is Ukraine's secret ingredient in war with Russia

Summary

KEY POINTS:

1. Note Ukraine seems to be practising: Auftragstaktik and Mission Command are military doctrines that emphasize decentralized decision-making and empowering subordinate commanders to exercise their initiative within the framework of the commander's intent.
2. Allowing subordinate leaders to get on with the job enables their superiors to plan for the future.
3. The moral component of combat power reinforces culture, values, and legitimacy-the basis of the will to fight.
4. The intellectual element of combat power provides the knowledge of war, strategy, and cognitive capability.
5. Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov and Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhny have provided strong leadership complementing President Zelensky's national leadership.

References

• MISSION COMMAND (AUFTRAGSTAKTIK)—USEFUL ARTICLES | The Runway (govcms.gov.au)
• RUSSIAN-UKRAINE CONFLICT—ARTICLES- The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
• MAY 2023 Zelensky, the G7's surprise guest, upsets summit agenda-Le Monde
• MAY 2023 THE COUNTEROFFENSIVE-the Atlantic
• MAY 2023 At a G7 summit high on ambition, nuclear disarmament takes a backseat to Zelensky’s diplomatic appeals-the Conversation

Source Information: 

• Article Source: ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
• Media Check: ABC News Australia - Media Bias/Fact Check (HIGH CREDIBILITY)
• RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC