Russian armed forces took control of several supply routes for the Ukrainian army in the villages of Berdychi, Orlovka and Umanskoe near Avdeevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic. This was reported by TASS Advisor to the head of the DPR Igor Kimakovsky.
According to him, Russian troops continue to “pressure the enemy” in the direction of Avdeyevsky.
Kimakovsky also explained that the attacks would significantly complicate logistics on this section of the front.
On the night of February 17, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky announced on the withdrawal of troops from Avdeevka. The battles for a city 600 km from Kiev, where about 30 thousand people lived before the Northern Military District, lasted several months. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky at the Munich Security Conference statedHe said the decision to leave the city was made to save people’s lives.
On the evening of the same day, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported Russian President Vladimir Putin is interested in taking Avdeevka under full control.
Previously in the West in the name Fear of Ukraine after the loss of Avdiivka.