#Ukraine #Avdiivka
"Ukraine says its troops have withdrawn from Avdiivka - a key eastern town besieged by Russian forces for months.
The decision was taken in order to save the soldiers' lives, said President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Russia's defence ministry said on Saturday it had taken "full control" of the town, with President Vladimir Putin hailing it as an "important victory".
Its fall marks Russia's biggest win for months, and Mr Zelensky blamed faltering Western weapons supplies.
Almost all of Avdiivka's pre-war population of more than 30,000 people have left and the city itself is almost completely destroyed..."
"Ukraine says its troops have withdrawn from Avdiivka - a key eastern town besieged by Russian forces for months.
The decision was taken in order to save the soldiers' lives, said President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Russia's defence ministry said on Saturday it had taken "full control" of the town, with President Vladimir Putin hailing it as an "important victory".
Its fall marks Russia's biggest win for months, and Mr Zelensky blamed faltering Western weapons supplies.
Almost all of Avdiivka's pre-war population of more than 30,000 people have left and the city itself is almost completely destroyed..."
Avdiivka: Ukraine troops leave embattled eastern town
Russia's defence ministry says it has taken "full control" of the town, which had been besieged for months.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68323366
3 months ago
