Ukraine troops withdraw from front-line city of Avdiivka

Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from the beleaguered frontline metropolis of Avdiivka to keep away from being encircled, new army chief Oleksandr Syrsky mentioned Saturday, handing Russia its greatest symbolic victory following Kyiv’s failed summer season counteroffensive.

Russia has been making an attempt to seize Avdiivka for months. It’s the most vital territorial achieve for Russian forces since they seized the jap metropolis of Bakhmut final Might and comes forward of the second anniversary of the beginning of the invasion.

“I made a decision to withdraw our items from town and swap to protection on extra favorable strains,” Syrsky mentioned on Fb.