In the cover image, Russian soldiers raise Moscow flags in the center of Avdiivka, on the site of the mass grave of Soviet soldiers killed in ā43.
Shoigu tells Putin Avdeyevka is under full control ā defense ministry.
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has informed President Vladimir Putin that the town of Avdeyevka near Donetsk has been taken under full control, the Defense Ministry stated.
āToday in the Kremlin, Russian Defense Minister Army General Shoigu reported to the supreme commander-in-chief ofĀ the Russian Armed ForcesĀ that the Center grouping of forces under command of Col. Gen. Andrey Mordvichevhas taken under full control the town of Avdeyevka of theĀ Donetsk Peopleās Republic, which was a massive, fortified stronghold of Ukraineās armed forces,ā the ministry said.
āIn the Kremlin today, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu reported to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Putin the group of troops Center under the command of Colonel-General Andrey Mordvichev gained full control of the town of Avdeyevka, in the Donetsk Peopleās Republic, which was a major stronghold of the Ukrainian military,ā the Defense Ministry said.
An area of 31.75 square kilometers has been liberated from Ukrainian nationalists. The enemyās losses in the fighting for Avdeyevka over the past 24 hours alone exceeded 1,500 men.
Under continued Russian fire only scattered groups of Ukrainian militants managed to escape, abandoning weapons and military equipment. At present, measures are being taken to clear the town of militants and seal off Ukrainian forces that have fled the locality and entrenched themselves at the Avdeyevka coke and chemical plant,Ā the Defense Ministry said...
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