Russia claims full control of Avdiivka after Ukrainian retreat

Russia has said it has taken full control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, its biggest gain since capturing Bakhmut last May, after a retreat by Ukrainian troops.

Russian troops launched multiple attacks further west from Avdiivka in a bid for more battlefield gains, a Ukrainian army spokesperson said. Ukrainian forces had withdrawn from the city in the industrial Donbas region to avoid encirclement.

Some Ukrainian troops were reportedly holed up in a vast Soviet-era coke plant, one of Europe’s biggest, Russia said. However, on Sunday the Russian defence ministry said its forces had taken full control of the plant.

The Guardian was unable to verify these reports.

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[sulittipid]

Last week the Guardian said Ukraine was winning and defending successfully lol

[goody]

When the Russians withdrew from Kherson with complete men and materials by preventing the city from being destroyed, you the inversion press, had presented this as a historical defeat of Russia 😂😂😂😂😂😂.
And now with the city of avdiivka strewn with bodies of Ukrainian soldiers, you present this to be a retreat, really you are no longer ashamed of such infantile inconsistencies🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣?

[licrwvb]

Leaving equipment, stranded and wounded behind at the mercy of the enemy is not what you call a retreat. It's a disaster.

[anasqader]

All this with Shovels, imagine they used weapons like Assault Rifles.

[clfvzbx]

Зеленскому сказали что на коксохимическом заводе не тот кокс, и он дал приказ отступать дальше на Запад.

[impersonal]

Мне нравится, как западная пресса выставляет всё так, будто русские смогли взять город только после того, как всу оттуда "организованно вышли". Типа украинци добровольно отдали город русским, а не бежали, бросая технику и раненых.

[winterrising]

ukraine was advancing backwards not retreating

[mikemorehead]

Nice job Boris wrecking the peace deal in 22'. Russia just gettin started now.

[piked]

When this war is over the Ukrainian people will finally realise that the Americans couldn't give a toss about Ukraine 😢

[atanasvasilev]

Zelensky lost the Coke plant. He is on urgent visit in Columbia now... 😂

[Georgerajeevmuhammed]

Guardian pls sugar coat if as a victory for Ukraine as paid western yellow journalists always do ❤❤❤

[dumat-i-tochka]

Why didn't they show an interview with a local resident who was happy about the arrival of the Russians? Are you afraid that residents of the USA and the EU will find out that ordinary Ukrainians support Russia?

[setcnfm]

Россия, вперёд! Дави фашистов всех мастей!

[charlesodoch]

What is the point of Europeans and Americans providing weapons when Ukraine is clearly short of man power to fight?

[ellyshipiki]

Ukrainians did not retreat they were routed and this after sending in a special Azov regiment which also did not help the dire battlefield situation. To make matters worse they left wounded and trapped soldiers in the Industrial plant known as the Coke plant.

[emranahmed]

Russia is not a paper tiger. It is always a nation of strong People of lionish mindset. Slava 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺

[igothedevilonmyshoulder]

Очень важно сказать, что это не бегство, а отступление))

[zulfiibrahim]

But western and US media said Ukrain winning the war..

[PerceivedREALITY]

Zelensky, Poroshenko, Merkel and Hollande admitted that Ukraine had no intention to honor the Minsk agreements.
Who didn't want peace? Who advised against the 2022 peace talks in April? Hint: someone visited Zelensky in Kiev at that time

[godwino]

Please what is the difference between defeat vs retreat? My English teacher has being missing instructional time with me.