Ukrainian forces confirmed pulling out of the bombed-out city in what amounted to a triumph for the Kremlin even though the four-month battle was costly. The victory was a morale boost for Russia, days ahead of the two-year anniversary of its full-scale invasion of its neighbour on February 24 2022. If we are talking about military vehicles it’s one to eight and in terms of artillery, it’s one to 11,” he said. Apart from Avdiivka, Russia is pushing harder in the northeastern Kharkiv region and in southern Zaporizhia, the Washington-based think tank said. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country “is doing everything possible and impossible” to defeat Russia.

Source: The Star February 19, 2024 09:58 UTC