According to the information of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense and the soldiers of the 3rd Ukrainian Armed Forces, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were withdrawn from Avdiivka in Donetsk region and moved to pre-prepared positions in order to counter the further advance of the occupation army of the Russian Federation.
How was the withdrawal of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Avdiivka
The Special Forces of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine as part of the Security and Defense Forces defended the last road from Avdiyivka for a week, inflicting colossal losses on the constantly advancing assault units of the Russians, the message of the Ministry of Defense says.
According to the representatives of military intelligence, in accordance with the order on the coordinated withdrawal of the Defense Forces from Avdiyivka, units of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense together with the soldiers of the Third Assault Brigade of the 225th Separate Assault Battalion, 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ensured the protection of the evacuation corridor.
The soldiers of the 3rd Assault Brigade noted that in the conditions of intense fighting, almost every movement and rotation of the Ukrainian forces in Avdiivka was accompanied by Russian drones and artillery.
The military posted footage of an enemy FPV drone hitting an armored personnel carrier.
However, even after being hit, the fighters of the 2nd Assault Battalion of the Third Assault Brigade continued to fire at enemy drones on the move.
What is known about the results of the retreat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Avdiivka
According to Ivan Tymochka, head of the Reservist Council of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, in his comments to Channel 24 journalists, the decision to withdraw from Avdiyivka was not easy, but it had to be taken in order to save the lives of Ukrainian soldiers.
Tymochko noted that it became clear to the command of the Ukrainian army that despite significant losses, the criminal army of the Russian Federation will continue its offensive.
The Ukrainian command knew about this, so they transferred additional units to Avdiivka.
The third assault brigade, a number of other units, special forces - all of them were needed in order to conduct an organized and controlled exit, as well as to be located at other frontiers, Tymochko explained.
He noted that it is extremely difficult to organize a safe retreat, "and we also need to take into account evacuation, cover, placement of fighters in new places."
We understand that there was a large number of wounded and probably a part of the civilian population - this is a large layer of tasks, Tymochko emphasized.
At the same time, he believes that the Russians cannot boast of huge successes - yes, it was confirmed that several of our fighters were captured during the withdrawal, but the occupiers do not publish videos showing many Ukrainian prisoners.
At the same time, we are observing the picture that our fighters have captured a lot of Russians, perhaps they will be exchanged. In fact, the retreat was planned, organized and it can be seen, Tymochko stressed.
