Avdiivka fell.
Ukrainian troops withdrew to avoid encirclement, Ukrainian army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Saturday (February 17) in a Facebook message.
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“Our soldiers performed their military duty with dignity, did everything possible to destroy the best Russian military units, inflicted significant losses on the enemy in manpower and equipment.
We are taking measures to stabilize the situation and maintain our positions.
The life of military personnel is the highest value.
We will always come back to Avdiivka.
GLORY TO UKRAINE!”
, he writes in particular.
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.