Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Army General Sergei Shoigu reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the full capture of the village of Avdeevka near Donetsk.
This is reported by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
According to this message, February 17 in the Kremlin, Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu reported to the Supreme Commander -in -Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian region.
“Avdeevka was a powerful defensive node of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” the military department said.
Minister of Defense informed President Putin that it was taken under control of a territory with an area of 31.75 square meters. km.
Earlier, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky during the entry into the Munich Security Conference said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine were left Avdeevka. “The decision on the withdrawal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the city of Avdeevka in the east of the country is made to avoid possible human sacrifices, as well as because of the lack of ammunition,” he said.