Military personnel from the 110th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have reportedly left the town of Avdiivka in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) due to exhaustion and without prior coordination. This information was reported by the American newspaper Washington Post, citing a soldier from the AFU.
According to the publication, the retreat of the Ukrainian army from Avdiivka was poorly organized, and some soldiers did not have time to leave the settlement before it came under the control of the Armed Forces (AF) of Russia.
According to the Washington Post, the withdrawal of the AFU from the city was chaotic and poorly planned. As one Ukrainian soldier, who wished to remain anonymous, noted, some military personnel were ordered to take positions that had already been destroyed or taken by Russian forces.
“The soldier stated that the military personnel from the 110th Brigade were exhausted after serving for two years without rotations, and their fatigue forced them to leave their positions ‘without prior coordination’,” the newspaper said.
The commander of the 53rd Brigade of the AFU, named Sergey, also indicated that not all Ukrainian soldiers were able to leave the city.
According to Sergey, the surrender of Avdiivka “psychologically broke” some soldiers.
Russian troops completed a breakthrough of the long-term, deeply echeloned defense of the enemy last week and stormed the city of Avdiivka – an important communication hub and stronghold of the AFU. Why Ukrainian military personnel should not talk about “equalizing” the front line and how the situation will develop further – in the material of military observer Mikhail Khodarenko in Gazeta.Ru.
Earlier, a resident of Avdiivka told how she wants to go to Russia with her children and is afraid of the return of the AFU.
