According to the official, who met this Tuesday with senior commanders of the Russian Armed Forces, his country’s units continue to pressure the enemy to the west, despite the fact that it is putting up fierce resistance.

“As for the situation in the zone of the special military operation, after Ukrainian servicemen fled from the Avdeyevka, Russian troops are showing bravery, courage and heroism, and successfully solving tasks assigned to them”, Shoigu emphasized.

Ukrainian troops turned Avdeyevka into one of their main strongholds during the conflict. On February 17, Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin that that town had passed under the total control of the Russian Army.

On February 24, 2022, Putin announced that his country would conduct a special military operation in Ukraine in response to the request for help from the leaders of the Donbas republics. After that, Western countries imposed “unprecedented” sanctions on Russia and increased arms deliveries to kyiv.

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