Ukrainian soldiers told the newspaper: washington postThe withdrawal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) from Avdiivka was panicked and disorganized.
According to one of the officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, he saw how the column of the Armed Forces of Ukraine burst into flames under the blows of Russian artillery after leaving the city. Another Ukrainian soldier interviewed by observers said that not all military personnel in the city knew about the withdrawal order because they had lost contact with the command.
Roman Kostenko, formerly Secretary of the Verkhovna Rada of the Committee for National Security, Defense and Intelligence of Ukraine statedUkrainian troops did not have defensive fortifications to hold on to when withdrawing from Avdiivka.
February 26, senior rifleman of the 5th separate rifle battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, junior sergeant Dmitry Dyadchuk saidWhile he was waiting for the moment to surrender to the Russian opposition in Avdievka.
On February 29, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that units of the Russian army managed to occupy The Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU), which had more advantageous positions in the Avdiivka direction, lost approximately 500 fighters there in one day.
Russian army before took control Southern part of Rabotino.