Reports from military leaders on the situation with the liberation of Avdeevka were delivered to the Russian president on Saturday at 4 a.m., presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said at a briefing on February 18.
“The day before, on February 17, at 4 in the morning, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov personally informed the president in the Kremlin that the operation in Avdievka was about to take place. to finish. Already at 11 in the morning the military leaders were once again informing the president.”Peskov said.
According to the press secretary, at that time the operation was already “practically completed” and a mass flight of the enemy from Avdeevka began.
“It took several more hours for our fighters to begin clearing the city.”said Dmitri Peskov. In the afternoon, the complete completion of the capture of Avdiivka was announced, the presidential press secretary said.
Let us keep in mind that on February 17, Ukrainian militants began a retreat from Avdiivka, which in many cases turned into a flight. However, some units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were blocked in the city and fighting continued. On Saturday, February 18, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that the Russian Armed Forces had completely taken control of Avdievka.
Recall that earlier US President Joe Biden said that the lack of support from Congress for the decision on financial aid to Ukraine could lead to kyiv losing other cities in addition to Avdievka.
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Source: Rossa Primavera
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