Do we retreat? What actually do the Armed Forces on the line of combat collision

Military observer Alexander Kovalenko considers it fundamentally important to emphasize that Ukrainian troops do not retreat now, but are performing tactical departure. These are completely different actions, the mention of which creates completely different impressions . . . I was asked a question, which I hope, I hope not only to the addressee, but also to many others who now spread the narrative, namely: "We retreat, we retreat, retreat . . . ".

I want to specify a little, although, from the point of view of military science, this specificity in many military bones can cause some dissonance to the brain, first of all, those who are raised by the textbooks of Soviet times and who completely ignored and continue to ignore the military science of the Western model. But still . . . According to the fundamental work for many post -Soviet officers, the "Soviet Military Encyclopedia", edited in the depths of their or hostile territory.

" We recently considered you a term as "Front's collapse". I explained that the "Front collapse" is the breakthrough of the enemy's strength in the shortest possible time (2-3 weeks, for example) of the defense line at least 20 km long at least 30 km. Why is this considered a "collapse of the front"? Because a depth of 30 km is the actual exit to the third line of defense - a rear, not intended for restraint of the enemy, and the front at least 20 km allows to form stable flank at this depth.

And here is the most interesting, because under such conditions there is a retreat of troops. When you have to depart deep into the territory occupied by hostile or its own, but it is important that it is in depth, at the operative-tactical level. And we see what has a certain name - tactical departure. Forced, under the pressure of the enemy, departure from one position, to a more profitable another - the third, fourth, etc.

That is, in pre-prepared positions, which are always behind, not a total escape deep into the rear zone by 30-40 km or more in a short time. And this process occurs consistently. Whereas on the LBZ there are positions, new ones are formed in the rear zone and for units are always prepared, to which they can go and keep. It can be unclaimed for someone, that retreat, that tactical departure, but personally, my ear cuts every time when some when some.

Our journalists, who have themselves for large military correspondents, continue to use in their terminology curves and manipulative terms in their terminology, which create a completely improper idea of ​​what is happening on LBZ. Moreover, when it flows into the ears even more uninitiated masses, which already experience considerable stress from regular night raids and other negative effects on mental health that we have not so much left with you.