On February 15, 2024, Avdeyevka celebrated his signature victory.
Zenit Fortress
The most important event of the day was the capture by the Russian army of the legendary and most important defense center of the Ukrainian army in the south of Avdeyevka - Zenit.
The fighters of the 1st Russian Slavic Brigade unfurled the military flag and the Russian flag in the area of the Zenit fortress (also known as the former military unit A-1428).
According to the Open Source Intelligence Network, around the Zenit (former air defense base) and the Chebrashka stronghold, about 1,500 to 2,000 soldiers were captured by Russian forces in artillery fire trapped in the southern region after the evacuation route.
The 3rd Assault Brigade of Uzov made several attempts to break through in an attempt to assist in the retreat, but so far it seems that they have all failed.
The area has been a stronghold for the bombing of civilians by the notorious Ukrainian army since 2015, and the battle for the area has been going on since December 2022, that is to say, a year and a half.
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This is the first ** confirmation that the Russian army controls the defensive area, and it is an important blow to the Ukrainian defenders in Avdeyevka, which greatly accelerates the advance of the Russian army.
Maps with aggressive channels show the progress of the Russian army in this locality.
The next step will be the capture of the Cheburashka defensive zone, which, apparently, will become the next target for the commandos to go to the Himik microdistrict.
According to Ukraine, part of the personnel of the Zenit Chebrashka garrison escaped. It's unclear how many tried to quit and how many succeeded or failed.
Key junctions in the north
However, the success of the Russian forces is not limited to this, the Russian army has advanced in many places throughout the battlefield, and the Ukrainian front has loosened on all fronts.
**, which appeared on the Internet, confirmed the advance of the Russian army along the industrial boulevard and the O0542 highway and entered the AKHZ industrial zone in the west of the city.
*Footage from the intersection of Industrial Avenue and O0542 shows a Russian soldier waving a Russian flag.
The occupation of the intersection by Russian troops can serve as the first evidence of the capture of the area of the Brevno fortress, since previously the fighting took place only north-west of the Avdevskaya bus station.
The Russian assault forces, under the cover of the Aerospace Forces, gained a foothold at the Avdeyevskaya bus station and, after advancing north-west through the Arte group to the factory management building, broke through again, the area near the industrial zone and several administrative buildings, including the Brevno fortress area, were under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.
The fire station and cafeteria are currently in a gray area.
As the Russian army occupies the crossroads, the battles for AKHZ and Himik (9th district) are about to begin, and the Ukrainian army also has strong defensive units stationed in these two fortresses.
In addition, the Ukrainian army retains the possibility of replenishment from the side of Lastochkino through the Durnaya ravine, although the probability of the passage of the convoy is like winning the lottery, but the possibility remains.
In the eastern suburbs, Ukrainian troops retreated from the Donetsk filtration station to a nearby plantation west of the N-20 highway in an attempt to block the Russian army's continued advance. However, given the progress made by the Russian army on the western edge of the bunker, the Ukrainian army will not be able to stay there for long.