Russian troops take full control of Avdiivka: Russian defense minister

러 국방부, “아우디이우카 완전 장악 8.6㎞ 진격“ 선언 Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Saturday that Russian troops have taken full control of Avdiivka, a town located near Donetsk. According to the defense ministry’s Telegram channel, Russian President Vladimir Putin was informed that 31-point-75 square kilometers of territory had been taken from Ukrainian forces. It added that more than 15 hundred Ukrainian service personnel were killed in the battle, with weapons and military equipment abandoned by retreating troops. The town is a strategically significant location for the Russians, as it allows its military to push back the front line from Donetsk, securing the military from Ukrainian attacks. #Ukraine_war #Avdiivka #Sergei_Shoigu #Russia #Europe #Russian_troops #Ukrainian_forces #우크라이나전쟁 #아우디이우카 #Arirang_News #아리랑뉴스 📣 Facebook : 📣 Twitter : 📣 Homepage : 2024-02-19, 09:00 (KST)