Ukrainian army chief Oleksandr Syrskyien made the announcement in a Facebook post on Saturday. The loss of this eastern city, in the Donetsk region, follows months of fierce Russian attacks.
It marks the biggest change on the front line since the capture of Bakhmut by Russian troops in May 2023. The life of military personnel is the highest value. We will always come back to Avdiivka. GLORY TO UKRAINE!”, he writes in particular.