Vladimir Putin is dictating on-the-ground troop movements in Ukraine as his army falters, according to Western military sources. General Valery Gerasimov is also said to be making similar tactical decisions, micro-managing the war in minute detail which would normally be overseen by a colonel. 'We think Putin and Gerasimov are involved in tactical decision-making at a level we would normally expect to be taken by a colonel or a brigadier', said a Western military source, according to The Guardian. The same source said that Russian battalion tactical groups (BTGs) had been 'battered', adding: 'If Putin is doing the job of...