According to the Observer Network, on February 17, local time, the Russian Ministry of Defense issued a statement saying that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu had reported to Putin that the Russian army had fully controlled the city of Avdeyevka, an important defense hub of the Ukrainian army. The Kremlin** also issued a statement saying that Putin congratulated the Russian military on this and called it a "major victory". TASS also reported that the Russian army has captured an area of about 3175 ordinary kilometers in the city of Avdeyevka, the Ukrainian army has already lost more than 1,500 people in this battle. Under the constant fire of the Russian army, only sporadic militants managed to escape.
Shoigu and Putin are pictured).
In recent days, there have been many reports of the rapid collapse of the Ukrainian army's defense line in the city of Avdeyevka, and Russia has captured a number of important targets. The newly appointed commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian military also announced on social ** that based on the current situation, it was decided to withdraw the Ukrainian army from this area. Zelensky, a Ukrainian ** who is visiting Germany, also agreed, believing that this move was to save the lives of Ukrainian soldiers. Russian spokeswoman Zakharova accused Zelensky and others of continuing the war for money. On the whole, as the current Russian-Ukrainian conflict approaches its second anniversary, this is considered the biggest victory of the Russian army after the Battle of **Mutter.
The picture shows Zelensky and the new commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army).
Avdeyevka is located less than 20 kilometers from Donetsk, and artillery deployed there can directly attack the city of Donetsk. In the past year, these towns near Donetsk, Luhansk and other Russian-controlled areas have become key offensive targets of the Russian army. But the difference is that the first goal of the Ukrainian army is to approach the Sea of Azov more to threaten Russia's logistics supply lines. Although the Ukrainian army is louder, it has not achieved any major results at present. Ukraine has re-entered the defensive phase, and the conflict may once again reach a stalemate.
At present, the defeat of the Ukrainian army is still very related to the supply of equipment and ammunition. In fact, as early as last year, when the Ukrainian army launched a big **, the main battle equipment of many units of the Ukrainian army had been completely Westernized, which means that whether these troops can continue to fight depends on whether the West can provide supplies stably. But even in the United States, there is controversy over the issue of military aid to Ukraine. Biden recently criticized members of Congress, saying that their delay in approving military aid to Ukraine was "absurd and immoral". The statement issued by the White House also believes that it is precisely because of the inaction of the US Congress that the Russian army has made significant progress for the first time in several months.
The picture shows the United States ** Biden).
However, this unfavorable situation for the Ukrainian army has led to a further increase in the possibility of peace talks. Russia** Putin has stated that he still hopes to resolve the Ukrainian issue through negotiations. During the recent meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba in Munich, the Ukrainian side once again mentioned the issue of peace mediation, and they briefed the Chinese side on the plan for restoring peace in Ukraine, and hoped that China would be more involved in it and help Ukraine restore peaceful reunification as soon as possible. In this regard, Wang Yi also once again stated China's position, stating that the Ukraine crisis continues to this day, and the problem is not China, nor is China taking the opportunity to make profits, on the contrary, China has been playing a constructive role in defusing the crisis and unremittingly promoting peace talks.
The picture shows the geographical location of Ukraine).
In fact, the scope of the Ukraine crisis is not limited to Europe, and has had a negative impact on the situation, economy, and food security of the whole world. Ukraine is one of the optional transit points for the Belt and Road project, China also had a lot of investment in Ukraine before the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war, this conflict has led to the forced suspension of the route through Ukraine, and more importantly, this conflict has led to further confrontation between Russia and other European countries, many European countries are more inclined to the United States, which will also have a great impact on the Belt and Road project proposed by China. Therefore, the continuation of the Russia-Ukraine war is not beneficial to China, and as a friend of Russia and Ukraine, China can also play a greater role through mediation to persuade peace talks to calm this conflict.