By next October, before a new war was waged in Avadiivka, the good state of war of the Russian-Don forces was established by three concentrated offensives and a protracted war.
The first period: at the beginning of the war, the Don army made significant progress on the defensive line north of Avadiivka;
Phase 2: The Don Army broke through the southern defense line of Avadiivka in the summer of 2022, forming a southern protrusion;
Phase 3: At the beginning of 2022, the Don Army advanced north, advanced to Acheng, advanced outward, and made a breakthrough in the Battle of Acheng.
This campaign launched by the Russian forces in Avadiivka has been going on for four months since mid-October next year.
The long-lasting offensive ability of the Edon Legion simply cannot support such a protracted offensive, and the offensive of the Odon Legion has not stopped, mainly because:
First: the Russian Air Force concentrated its efforts on supporting Avadiivka and deployed a huge number of air forces**, which is unprecedented since the start of the war between Russia and Ukraine;
Second: ** troops were withdrawn from the Kremina front, so that the Don people could fight with the real ** army.
Thirdly, the Don Legion itself has also undergone upgrades and in-depth training in the summer of 2022, and its official combat effectiveness has been greatly improved.
Fourth: The Army has incorporated some of Wagner's units and recruited some volunteers and reserve units, which has greatly increased their combat effectiveness.
Fifth: Due to the mobilization of the Russian military industry, the Don army and the ** artillery on this line are huge, and there is no firepower that Wagner lacked in the battle of Artemsk.
The Avadiivka offensive, as long as it lasts for a while, can be seen and, in general, the progress is as follows:
In October 2022, the Russians occupied the "garbage mountain" in the north and along the railway tracks;
In 2025, the first people occupy the position of the southern industrial zone;
In December 2023, Russia strengthened its newly captured northern and southern regions and extended its control over border areas;
In January 2024, the ** army captured the "Tsar's Hunting Ground" area in the south and advanced all the way to the southern end of the city.
The decisive breakthrough of the Russians came in February.
In early February, Russian troops from the "garbage mountain" on the northern front advanced south, launching an offensive against Ukrainian forces east of the city and north of the Blue Lagoon.
The local army was simply unable to resist and retreated, and on February 5, the ** people occupied a large area of land in the north of the Blue Lake and began to march towards **.
Avadiivka is a belt-like town with more than 30,000 inhabitants before the outbreak of war.
It is flanked by a barbecue plant to the north and in the middle by a short, low-slung residential area that connects to the central area to the south. The centre of Avadiivka is the southern city, with high-rise buildings to the west and a large area of low-rise housing to the east.
After the victory of the Russians in the northern part of the Blue Lake, they began a fierce attack, quickly penetrating deep into the city center and beginning street fighting.
As mentioned earlier, many of the troops attacking on the front line are members of Wagner, and they have very rich experience in street fighting, and it is difficult for the Russian army to resist, so the ** area is constantly being breached.
The city center is an important part of the defense system of Avadiivka, the railway runs through the entire city, and the city has an "industrial avenue", which will provide the best logistics for the Russian army.
If the Russians occupy the ** area, then Avadiivka will also become a huge gap.
The command of the Ukrainian army sent the famous 3rd Assault Brigade to carry out **, but with little success.
By mid-February, the ** people cut off these industrial arteries.
After 15 February, the ** army launched a full-scale offensive in Avadiivka, planting flags everywhere.
First things first: the 1st Army Corps in Donetsk, captured the front air defense forces and a fortress in the rear in the southern sector and leveled the front.
The only ones still alive were the 3rd Battalion of the 110th Infantry Division, and a few others escaped, but many more had already fallen to the ground.
Second: The 114th Motorized Infantry Brigade (M114) of the 1st Donetsk Army planted a flag at the entrance of Avadiivka, an iconic ** left by the Ukrainian ** Zelensky during his visit to Avadiivka, where the Russian flag is now flown there.
At the same time, the troops of the Otun Empire crossed the industrial zone in the west and attacked the last roads of Ukraine, occupying a large wilderness. The army that went north entered the coking plant.
Third: The troops engaged in street battles in the ** urban area will continue to advance northward, until they capture a monument in **, and will put up their flags.
Fourthly, the Ukrainian army abandoned the wastewater treatment plant next to the H20 highway east of Avadiivka, which Russian troops captured and raised flags there.
Soon, ** people from all over Avadiivka planted flags and surrendered, but the Ukrainian army was powerless to fight back.
In this context, the Supreme Commander of the Ukrainian Army, Searsi, issued a statement on February 17 demanding the withdrawal of Avadiivka. Although the Russian army has not completely withdrawn, the battle for Acheng is over.