Failed: Russian diplomat said that the retreat of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation means nothing

Among other arguments, the diplomat stated that the retreat of the Russian army "in general means nothing", and the armed forces of Ukraine is too early to triumph. Makhonov believes that in military tactics, retreat can allow the troops to be regroumed so that they go on a counter -offensive. In this regard, the diplomat advice not to perceive the successes of the Armed Forces in several directions, calling them "small victories".

"In military tactics, sometimes failure allows the release of troops to accomplish other tasks, reorganization, concentration and organization of a counter -offensive. Therefore, in this case, to perceive these small victories of the Ukrainian army as an excuse for a triumph would be prematurely," Makakonov explained.

However, the presenters reminded the diplomat of criticism against the military leadership of the Russian Federation by the head of the Committee on Defense of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Andriy Kartpolov, who called on officials from the Ministry of Defense to stop lying about their defeats in Ukraine. "People know. Our people are not stupid. And they see that we do not want to tell them even part of the truth. It can lead to loss of trust," Kartpolov said.

Faced with such an argument, Makhonov hurried to justify himself and acknowledged that the retreat of Russian troops could be the result of the mistakes of Russian military officials and called these mistakes "normal. " "You can imagine that there are mistakes in command. In conflicts and wars, mistakes are a normal phenomenon," Makhonov justified.

Earlier it was reported that Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov said that the retreat of the Russian army in the Kharkiv direction was necessary and there are positive points. He said with belief that the situation "interesting and even official" and soon Russian troops would reach Odessa. According to the Institute of War Study (ISW), the offensive of the Armed Forces in Kharkiv and Luhansk regions has not yet reached its peak.