Third Assault Brigade units in Avdiivka were completely surrounded: Raid footage
Some units of the Third Assault Brigade in Avdiivka were completely surrounded (Getty Images)
For some time, while in Avdiivka, some units of the Third Assault Brigade were completely surrounded. However, this did not prevent the soldiers from breaking through to areas already captured by the Russian occupiers, according to Deputy Commander of the Third Assault Brigade Maksym Zhorin, Third Assault Brigade Telegram channel.
"We can now say that for some time some units of the Third Assault Brigade in Avdiivka were completely surrounded, but managed to get out," says Zhorin.
He notes that despite the statements of some Russian channels that there are allegedly fighters who are still on the territory of the Avdiivka Coke Plant, in fact, "not a single one of our fighters is left there."
"There is nothing left there, except for a few dilapidated basements. Almost half of all the guided aerial bombs that fell on our heads in Avdiivka fell on the territory of the coke plant," the deputy commander states.
The Brigade also publishes unique footage of its fighters' raids on positions already captured by Russians in Avdiivka.
"The fighters broke through the enemy's combat lines to the areas of the city captured by the enemy. The footage from the night vision device shows a battle in a dacha cooperative, close contact, and full fire," the statement says.
Events chronicle in Avdiivka
The situation in Avdiivka has become particularly critical since last week. On February 14, Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said that reserves would be used to defend Avdiivka. On the evening of February 14, the Donetsk Regional Military Administration reported that the road leading to Avdiivka was already being completely shelled by the Russian occupiers. At the same time, just over 900 people remain in the city.
On February 15, it became known that the Third Separate Assault Brigade was urgently redeployed to the Avdiivka area to reinforce Ukrainian troops.
On the night of February 17, Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi announced the decision to withdraw Ukrainian troops from Avdiivka, which was under threat of being surrounded by the enemy.
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, President Zelenskyy called the decision to withdraw from Avdiivka correct and professional but criticized the allies for not helping Ukraine properly, which led to this situation.
On February 18, Dmytro Lykhovii, a spokesperson for the Tavria Operational and Strategic Group of Troops, stated that the Ukrainian Defense Forces had completed the withdrawal of units from Avdiivka in the Donetsk region.
