To put it simply, what some speakers call "maneuver defense" has nothing in common with "fighting to the death for every meter.""Maneuver defense involves defending advantageous lines, counter-attacking exclusively to restore these advantageous lines, and retreating to preserve people and resources when the lines are no longer advantageous."Right now, our logic is to stand to the death until encircled, and then escape however possible when the encirclement occurs.This approach has two major problems.First. When you are short on people, sacrificing them for village N will not allow you to save N, and will lead to the loss of X, Y, and Z.Second. The enemy has already learned that you will sacrifice the maximum for symbolic cities and positions. Therefore, they are betting on this and preparing a strike elsewhere while you are stuck in another "fortress."Well, this is what we are observing. The president announced that something needs to change in our defense. They decided to distribute people more fairly.Which people, in a situation where unauthorized departures from military units exceed mobilization, is not clear. But I would start by changing the people who think and fight like Russians. Overall, it's a very profound article. And one more reason to regret that Zaluzhnyi was dismissed by a scoundrel who was himself dismissed this week.SourceAbout the author. Viktor Andrusiv, a political and public figure, analyst, and publicist.The editors do not always share the opinions expressed by the authors of the blogs.