Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, in his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, said that the General Staff managed to carry out the operation to capture Avdeevka with minimal losses. This was reported by RIA News.
In general, the minister stated that the operation to capture the city will be included in the textbooks of the Ministry of Defense.
He added that after the city was taken under the control of the Russian Armed Forces, offensive operations continued westward and an area of 72 square kilometers was occupied.
February 17, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky reportedThat units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will withdraw from Avdiivka due to the emergence of the encirclement of the garrison of this city. The struggle for the city, 600 km away from Kiev, where approximately 30 thousand people will live until 2022, lasted several months.
Also on February 17, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported To the country’s President Vladimir Putin regarding the capture of Avdeevka. The Ministry of Defense announced that the settlement under control is an important defense center of the Ukrainian army.
Previously Pushilin reportedWhen they began to rebuild Avdeevka.