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** According to comprehensive foreign media reports, in the early morning of the 17th local time, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Syrsky, officially announced that it was decided to withdraw the Ukrainian army from the strategic location of Avdiivka to avoid being surrounded by the Russian army, and the four-month battle of Avdiivka ended.
"Based on the situation of operations around Avdiivka, in order to avoid encirclement, and to protect the lives and health of servicemen, I decided to withdraw our troops from what it should be. Our soldiers perform their military duties with dignity, doing everything possible to destroy the best military units of Russia and inflict heavy losses on the enemy in terms of personnel and equipment. We are taking measures to stabilize the situation and maintain our position, the lives of servicemen are the most valuable, and we will definitely recapture Avdiivka. ”
The commander of the Ukrainian army "Tavria" group, who is in charge of the operation in Avdiivka, Commander General Alexander Tarnavs, also confirmed the news, saying that the Ukrainian army is withdrawing from the destroyed positions and consolidating the defensive line on new positions;
Commander Alexander Tarnavss also revealed that a number of Ukrainian troops were captured, "we will fight for the release of every brother", the Russian army's shelling seriously affected the evacuation of the wounded, but the rearguard units received the necessary ammunition and still maintained the defensive line, the fire at the Avdiivka coke plant continued, and the Russian shelling caused the fire of storage tanks containing naphthalene residues and asphalt resin;
Commander Alexander Tarnavs, who claimed that the losses inflicted by the Ukrainian army on the Russian army in Avdiivka occupy most of the Tavria direction, and since the beginning of this year alone, as of February 15 local time, the Russian army has lost 20,018 people, 199 tanks and 481 armored vehicles in the Avdiivka direction. "The defensive operation in Avdiivka continues, the enemy pays the highest price, let's keep the queue, glory to Ukraine! ”
Andrei Biletsky, commander of the 3rd Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Army, who has just been transferred to the Avdiivka direction, issued an official statement thanking the soldiers for the fighting in the Avdiivka direction, especially with the absolute numerical superiority of the Russian army in terms of manpower, equipment and ammunition"You have done everything and more, thanks to the tenacity of everyone", "We withdrew the prepared positions in order to return and launch a more intense attack, thanks to the well-thought-out decision of the command, the fighting continues".
The deputy commander of the 3rd Assault Brigade, Maxim Zorin, said that it is difficult to calculate how many people the Russian army has lost in Avdiivka, "Yesterday, in just one attack on one position, we eliminated more than 80 Russian troops, and we have eliminated more than 4,000 Russian soldiers", the Russian army has never suffered such losses in Avdiivka; Maxim Zolin also said that the Russian army has invested at least 6 brigades, 1 brigade of the "Donetsk People's Republic" and special forces of the Russian Federation in Avdiivka, "in some positions, 6 Ukrainian soldiers need to resist the offensive of about 100 Russian troops".
During the Avdiivka operation, which was only a short period of involvement, the 3rd Assault Brigade claimed that they had defeated two Russian brigades, the 74th and 114th Brigades.
In any case, the four-month battle for Avdiivka is over, and both the Russian and Ukrainian armies have paid a heavy price here, according to the Ukrainian side, the ratio of Russian and Ukrainian losses is 13:1. At present, the Ukrainian army is retreating, but unlike similar retreat operations in the past, due to the tactical passivity, a considerable part of the Ukrainian defenders are very likely to be unable to withdraw and be captured or killed by the Russian army"When they died, the Ukrainian flag was on their side".
There is one thing to say, the retreat of the Ukrainian army from Avdiivka was ordered by the new commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel-General Syrsky, but Admiral Syrsky does not need to be fully responsible for this evacuation operation, after all, General Syrsky has just been the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army for a few days, and before that, Syrsky was not in charge of operations in the Avdiivka direction.
Compared with the ** Mut battle, which lasted for 8 months, the Battle of Avdiivka lasted only 4 months, and there were many factors, including the ** Mut War, General Syrsky did not order a retreat for a long time, and when the situation was already extremely unfavorable at that time, General Syrsky still sent more reinforcements and resources to **Mutter, although it eventually led to the "Wagner" mercenaries being severely damaged, and after the subsequent "Righteous March", Prigogin died and other events, it was actually no longer influential, but the Ukrainian army was also a** The unnecessary losses suffered during the Great War, especially in the following months, were the main reason why Colonel Syrsky was called the Soviet-style butcher general.
Since the outbreak of the full-scale war, the Ukrainian army has lost a number of important cities, but the loss of Avdiivka still has its uniqueness: Mariupol is the defenders who refused to evacuate, dragged the heavy army group of the Russian army on the southern front, bought time for the Ukrainian army, and was finally forced to surrender at the request of Kyiv after running out of ammunition and food; In the battle of Severodonetsk-Lisichansk, the Ukrainian army controlled the rhythm from beginning to end, relying on the city to inflict maximum casualties on the Russian army, and at the last moment, relying on intelligence superiority, retreated before the Russian encirclement closed, taking everyone and almost all the equipment with them.
But Avdiivka is very different, from the perspective of the early operation, especially in the first 3 months, the Ukrainian army still controls the rhythm of the operation, and the situation at that time seems that the Ukrainian army can hold on for a longer time and cause more losses to the Russian army, but as the Russian army occupies the "Tsar Hunting Palace" through a tunnel raid, it threatens and controls the main supply lines of the Ukrainian army; Coupled with the lack of ammunition caused by the lack of US aid, the battle for Avdiivka will end earlier than expected by the Ukrainian high command, and some troops cannot be evacuated because of passivity.
In any case, the battle for Avdiivka is over, and for the Ukrainian side, another strategic point has fallen, but it is fortunate that most of them can be taken away; For the Russian side, although, probably, losses of more than 250,000 people (according to the Ukrainian side) and a lot of equipment, but after all, it was a gift for the *** in March, coupled with the sudden death of the Russian opposition Navalny, and now, presumably, the Kremlin is holding a celebratory banquet.
As for who will have the last laugh, hehe, netizens, what do you think?