The General Directorate of the Ukrainian Army sent the large "Azov" battalion to Avdiivka to fight a bloody battle with the Russian army!
Russian media said on the 13th that Syrsky, the new commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, sent the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade of the ace reserve in his hand to Avdiivka, which was formed on the basis of the Azov Battalion and is considered the most elite and combat-ready unit of the Ukrainian army.
Russian experts believe that this will only delay the surrender of the city, and that Syrsky simply needs to show the West that he is prepared to defend the city at any sacrifice. But after four months of brutal fighting for Avdiivka, the Russians broke through the defending lines and approached the main route for the defending 110th Mechanized Brigade to get supplies, while the siege of the city was almost complete.
According to the American media Forbes, the commander of Army Group Tavria, Tarnavsky, had two options: withdraw the remnants of the 110th Brigade from the open area east of Avdiivka and entrench itself on its western periphery, or reinforce the defending 110th Brigade and drive the Russian army away from the defending supply lines.
The American Forbes believes that the former commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army, Zaluzhny, advocates mobile defense in order to minimize losses, while the new commander-in-chief, Syrsky, is willing to defend statically, even with heavy losses. By promoting Syrsky to commander-in-chief, it is possible that Zelensky has shown his intention to fight to keep Avdiivka, even at a high cost.
The 3rd Ukrainian Brigade was formed on the basis of the most brutal and bloody Nazi armed "Azov Battalion", after the defeat of the Ukrainian army in 2023**, the brigade was replenished with new recruits and re-equipped with American-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, to which it was sent to prevent the collapse of Avdiivka.
Julian Repuk, a military expert at the German newspaper **, said that Russian forces are almost close to the industrial boulevard, which is the only road connecting the city with the Ukrainian-controlled areas. In his opinion, Avdiivka may fall in the coming days or weeks.
Ivan Sekachi, a spokesman for the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade, said that for the first time in two years, my unit was rotated in Avdiivka, because reinforcements had arrived.
However, when the ammunition runs out, it does not matter whether to add one brigade or two more brigades to the defenders of Avdiivka, reinforcements will only make the Ukrainian soldiers shed more blood, send a brigade to reinforce the defenders of Avdiivka, but if it does not guarantee its supply, it can only be delayed for a while longer.