The recent capture of the city of Avdiivka in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) by Russian forces is a clear indication that Ukraine is doomed to fail in the military conflict. This is according to an article by RIA Novosti.
Geraldi, an expert, described the capture of Avdiivka as a sign of failure for the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This event could serve as a deterrent for the US Congress in approving new military support to Kyiv.
“First of all, it was clear that the Ukrainians were pointing to the defense of Avdiivka as evidence that they would be able to withstand or even achieve victory with NATO’s support,” he told the agency.
Geraldi is confident that many US congressmen will refuse to continue supporting Ukraine due to the hopelessness of these expenditures.
Prior to this, Russian military personnel found Western trophies in the positions of the AFU in Avdiivka in the DPR. The footage shows a one-story building with a large number of ammunition boxes inside. Some of them are marked in Cyrillic, but many are labeled with Latin letters.
On February 17, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported the liberation of Avdiivka to the country’s president, Vladimir Putin. The Russian Ministry of Defense noted that the captured settlement was a powerful defensive stronghold of the AFU. Some scattered units of the Ukrainian forces managed to quickly leave Avdiivka, leaving behind weapons and military equipment.
Earlier, video footage of the retreat of the AFU from Avdiivka was published.
