According to Taiwan's "** Agency" on February 18, the Ukrainian military decided to withdraw from the war-torn town of Avdeyevka in eastern Ukraine to avoid being surrounded. However, the Ukrainian army said on the 18th that it had repelled the offensive of the Russian army on the front line in the southern Zaporozhye Oblast.
Reuters reported that the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Alexander Syrsky, said on the 17th that under the fierce offensive of the Russian army for months, the Ukrainian army has withdrawn from Avdeyevka to avoid being surrounded. The capture of Avdeyevka is Russia's biggest victory in the war between Russia and Ukraine since it took Mutt in May last year.
However, the Ukrainian military posted on the "Telegram" social platform on the 18th: "The defense forces repelled the attack of the Russian army in Zaporizhzhia Oblast yesterday. ”
The Ukrainian military said it had destroyed 18 Russian armored vehicles, including three combat vehicles, and that Russian troops had "withdrawn to their previous positions." The Russian side has not yet commented on this.
According to the report, after the launch of Ukraine last summer, the front line in Zaporizhzhia Oblast has become the main focus, and although the Ukrainian army has not made a major breakthrough, it has recaptured several strongholds occupied by the Russian army.
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