It doesn't mean that at all. And it would be wildly impractical anyway. It is basic us and Western military doctrine to push decision making down to the lowest levels. This source is talking about having centralized collection and redistribution of information/data, not centralization of small-unit decision-making.
The decisions have to be made by on-scene Ukrainian commanders at the battalion level and below. Trying to make decisions above that level destroys the very decision-making flexibility that has enabled the Ukrainians to be so successful.
The West has given the Ukrainians the tools to be far more effective, but it is the Ukrainians themselves who are actually employing those tools.
The West has given the Ukrainians the tools to be far more effective, but it is the Ukrainians themselves who are actually employing those tools.
Agree. Look at all the gear we left in Afghanistan and how little good it did. Putin couldn’t help himself and promised to wipe Ukraine off the map. That motivated some very brave Ukrainians to stand their ground. No he looks a fool and hundreds of thousands are dead.
“ The West has given the Ukrainians the tools to be far more effective, but it is the Ukrainians themselves who are actually employing those tools.”
Bingo; and Russian command and control is top down to the extreme.