The top commander of the Ukrainian military, Syrsky, said in a statement on February 17 that Ukrainian troops had withdrawn from Avdeyevka, an important town in Donetsk. Yesterday, the Ukrainian side also reported information on the dispatch of an Iraqi force and a strategic reserve force to Iraq, hoping to hold Avvadiivka. It only took one night for the Ukrainians to be defeated, which was really a bit unexpected.
Judging by the intelligence received from the front, the fighting in Avvadiivka is very fierce, almost like **Mutt, turned into a meat grinder. Ukraine's new commander made a desperate gamble and stationed a large number of troops in the city, inflicting heavy losses on the Russian army. But the all-out blow of the new commander of the Ukrainian army gave the ** people a chance to annihilate them.
It is worth mentioning that the "Jiangbei camp" is about to be taken, which indicates that the situation in Russia and Ukraine has changed.
Only 10 kilometers from Avdiivka, north of Donetsk, Ermao has been on the offensive against Donetsk since 2014, claiming that he has laid a strong defensive line in Avdiivka, turning it into a fortress.
Judging from the current situation, Avdiivka is already the most important area in the Russian-Ukrainian war and has great strategic value.
In Avdiivka, in terms of its military significance alone, its strategic significance can be as follows:
Threat to Transportation Centers: Avdiivka, located in the Donbas, poses a direct threat to the Donetsk city and transportation centers, and capturing this area can help Da Mao hold his ground and continue his offensive forward. Avdiivka and its surroundings have a good industrial base, such as a large-scale industrial base using coal as a raw material, which is an important link in the entire military production chain. Defensive and attacking platforms: Capturing Avdiivka can give Da Mao a base to advance and stop Ermao's counterattack. Boost morale: The occupation of important positions such as Avdiivka will have a decisive effect on a real war, thus winning the international ** and boosting morale.
Avdiivka City is almost unfortunate.
Now the Ukrainian army is divided in half in Avdeyevka, and the main "industrial avenue" has also been cut off by the Russian army.
It can be said that the topographic map of Avdeyevka changes every once in a while, and the territory of the Ukrainian army is occupied little by little.
The Russians call it Avdeyevka, and in Ukraine "Avdiivka".
Avdiivka is located 10 kilometers north of Donetsk and is an important strategic location. Since 2014, the Ukrainian army has used it as a launch base to launch attacks on Donetsk. And now, thanks to the double attack of the Russians, the location of the little horn has been revealed.
If the Russian army wants to withdraw, it will have to rely on muddy roads and farmland roads. In Ukraine, in such a season, the roads are very dirty. Whether it's outside aid or evacuation, they will be very slow to move. The fall of Avdiivka was a matter of time, Zaluzhny was right, she should not have stayed to fight the enemy, but she was replaced.
And ......
It is quite possible that Ukraine will send the third separate assault brigade of the Ukrainian army to Avteevka!
You may not know much about the 3rd Independent Assault Brigade of Ukraine, but the predecessor of this unit, you should know very well, that is: the Azov Battalion.
The third separate assault brigade of Ukraine was adapted from the Azov battalion and will become an excellent fighter in the near future.
In the "meat grinder" of the Battle of **Mutter, the 3rd Assault Brigade was drawn here and defended with the Russian Wagner army for more than 6 months.
If this information is true, then the most powerful forces in the Ukrainian army will be destroyed.
But now the question is that the Ukrainian army has an absolute advantage in Avteevka, and sooner or later they will lose ground, so why let the third separate assault brigade resist?
There are two reasons for this:
1. The deployment of the 3rd separate assault brigade of the Ukrainian army is more of an act of the new Ukrainian commander than a strategic need.
The current commander of the Ukrainian army, Syrsky, was elected for his unconditional loyalty to Zelensky; I know that there is a strategic mistake, but I still have to persevere.
2, the 3rd Assault Brigade is one of Zaluzhny's most trusted units, and they were transferred to Avteevka in order to cut off the retreat of Zaluzhny, and at the same time to eliminate him!
Kill two birds with one stone! The 3rd Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian can be said to be the most powerful army in Ukraine.
The outcome of the 3rd Ukrainian Assault Brigade and the Wagner Army may be very different, but the outcome is the same.
Therefore, to fight a war is to fight, very cruel, very real;