Ukrainian troops have pulled out from the devastated town, its new army chief has said, paving the way for Russia’s biggest advance since May 2023 when it captured the city of Bakhmut
Some Ukrainian soldiers withdrawing from Avdiivka have described a chaotic retreat on social media.
One troop wrote on Instagram that the hasty withdrawal meant there was no time to evacuate weapons and equipment, nor to burn papers and plant mines in the way of advancing Russian troops. “The road to Avdiivka is littered with our corpses,” he wrote.
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