Ukrainian General Staff announced during the night from Friday to Saturday its withdrawal from this industrial city located in the east of the country. Putin's men were undoubtedly galvanized by the capture of Avdiïvka.
Russian troops are trying to advance further in the region as well as in southern Ukraine by launching multiple attacks, the commander said this Sunday. The fall of this town, which had only some 900 inhabitants in recent days compared to around 34,000 before the war, has an important symbolic value for both camps.