Russians redeploy equipment and units from Avdiivka to other areas

Maksym Zhorin, Deputy Commander of the 3rd Assault Brigade, has said that the Russian army has begun to move the surviving units and equipment from Avdiivka to other areas. 

Source: Zhorin on Telegram

Quote: "As of today, everything is generally obvious on the Avdiivka front; they [the Russians] will advance as far as they have enough strength, depending on who survives."

Details: Zhorin said that the situation is expected to be difficult in other areas as well, as the Russians have started to move their surviving units from Avdiivka to other parts of the front line. In particular, to the Kharkiv front and Ukraine’s south.

Background:

• On 19 February, the soldiers of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade posted a video of fighting in a summer house cooperative in Avdiivka, with soldiers breaking through Russian lines.
• On the same day, the 47th Separate Mechanised Brigade reported that soldiers of their 25th Separate Assault Battalion were the last to leave the Avdiivka Coke Plant and suffered no casualties.
• On 17 February, Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi announced the withdrawal of Ukrainian units from Avdiivka.

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