The liberation of Avdiivka by the Armed Forces of Russia is a major victory in the course of a special military operation, according to the American television channel Fox News.
The channel noted that the surrender of the settlement occurred against the backdrop of a severe shortage of ammunition for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as difficulties in providing assistance from the United States.
Earlier, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, Margus Tsahkna, accused Western countries at the Munich Security Conference of forcing the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) to leave Avdiivka.
On February 17, the Commander-in-Chief of the AFU, Oleksandr Syrskyi, announced that the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine would be withdrawn from Avdiivka due to the imminent encirclement of the garrison of this city. The fighting for the city, located 600 km from Kyiv and home to about 30,000 people until 2022, lasted for several months.
Earlier, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine lit up on live television against the backdrop of the withdrawal of the AFU from Avdiivka.
