According to Dmytro Lykhovy, the spokesman of the "Tavria" military police, the Ukrainian military has completed the key task of destroying the reserves of the criminal army of the Russian Federation in Avdiivka.
What is known about the implementation of the key task by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Avdiivka
Lyhovii emphasized that since January 1 of this year in the area of responsibility of the "Tavria" air defense system, which also includes the Avdiiv direction, the losses of the occupying Russian army amounted to more than 20,500 soldiers.
Lykhoviy also noted that during the withdrawal of Ukrainian military units from the city, there were no mass losses of the Defense Forces.
The losses of the Russians in the Avdiiv direction are colossal. My colleagues and I counted, picked up our archival records from the beginning of the year. They relate not only to the Avdiyivka direction, they relate to the general losses of the enemy in the entire operational area of the operational-strategic troop group "Tavria", that is from Avdiivka to the place where the "Odesa" OSUV begins in the Dnipropetrovsk region. But the lion's share of these numbers falls precisely on the Avdiyiv direction, - noted Lykhovii.
The total losses of the enemy from January 1 to February 16 inclusive amount to 20,607 people, 201 tanks and 492 armored fighting vehicles
Avdiyivka fulfilled its mission of destroying the reserves of the occupation army of the Russian Federation.
What is known about the probable losses of the Armed Forces
Lykhoviy confirmed that as of the end of the day, January 17, all units of the Defense Forces, which were under threat of being blocked in Avdiivka, were withdrawn to more advantageous defensive positions and continue to perform combat tasks.
The spokesman emphasized that the encirclement of the Ukrainian military was not allowed.
At the same time, Lykhovi could not name the number of people killed and captured by the Russians during the operation to withdraw from Avdiyivka.
He noted that these data still need to be verified and some of those who are considered captured may be contacted in a few days, as "at night there were certain problems with the means of communication."
This operation was not a tragedy for the Ukrainian army, it is not even close to being in the same row with such examples as Ilovaisk, Mariupol, and some other negative manifestations when our forces were encircled. There was no environment here. The total number of losses per day is not at all a reason to talk about something extraordinary. These are close to average total losses, - emphasized Lykhovi.
