(Kiev/Munich/Paris/Berlin Composite Electric) Ukraine announced that it abandoned the Eastern Afdeka. This was another major victory since the Russian army captured Wudong Industrial City Bachmut in May last year.U -side acknowledged that the Ukrainian army could not resist the enemy's violent offensive due to insufficient ammunition.
The commander -in -chief of the Ukraine, Selski, posted on Facebook in the early morning of Saturday (February 17): "According to the combat situation around Avdiivka, in order to avoid being surrounded, protect the lives and health of soldiers, I decided to withdraw the troops out of the city and transfer to a more favorable front for defense.
This is the first major decision made by Selski last Thursday (8th) after taking over as the commander -in -chief.
Tanavsky, commander of the South Walk of the Ukraine, also issued a statement saying that the number of Russian intellectuals is very different, with a ratio of 10 to 1. With the continuous bombing of the Russian army and continuously increasing troops, withdrawal of troops is the "only correct one of the correctnesssolution".
Afdeka is located in the Donetsk area, less than 10 kilometers from the Tonzk city occupied by the Russian army.The Russian army wanted to capture this heavy town in order to stop the Urpicious offensive against Donetsk.
The military expert of the National Institute of Strategy in Ukraine pointed out that Afdifa is a very important stronghold in the Ukraine's defense line because it can protect the Ukraine Logistics Hub Porkrovsk (After Pokrovsk); After Afdifka fell into the hands of the Russian army, the Russian army would be able to mobilize troops and arms faster and move forward in other directions.
The Ukrainian Army actually began to withdraw from Afdica on Wednesday (14th), and the withdrawal operation of Saturday morning was still ongoing.Afdifa's population before the war was more than 30,000, and it has become a ruin.In October last year, the Russian army began to increase its attack in Wudong. Afdeka was the first, and the Western military aid was delayed, causing the Ukrainian army to get into a deeper dilemma.
The New York Times quoted anonymous Ukraine's front line, said that the decision to withdraw troops was too late, and the front line was chaotic. The soldiers had no time to withdraw their weapons and equipment in an orderly manner, or the mines were covered by mines.
Ukrainian President Zelei Siki at the Munich Safety Conference on Saturday, told 180 national leaders and Minister of Defense that the army was withdrawn from Af Difka to save soldiers' lives."This does not mean that the Ukraine retreats a few kilometers, and the local area is occupied by the Russian army. They did not capture any site."
He warned that the Ukrainian army had influenced the ability to fight against enemy due to insufficient weapons and equipment."Ukrainian weapons continue shortage, especially lack of artillery shells and long -range weapons, which allows Putin to maintain the current strength of war."
He also said, "Don't ask when the Ukrainian war is over, and ask you why you can still support it?"
Zellennki once again called on Western countries to provide more assistance to Ukraine.The European Union had finally approved the 50 billion euros to assist Ukraine, but the US $ 60 billion in U.S. -US aid plan has not yet been approved by the House of Representatives.
