[HIGHLIGHTS] “We learned a lot of interesting information”: the Russian Armed Forces found evidence of the presence of mercenaries from Canada and Georgia in Avdeevka

Russian Ministry of Defense: Mercenaries from Canada and Georgia took part in the battles for Avdievka. Defense department demonstrated the positions of fighters who fought on the side of the Kyiv regime in the area of the city’s railway station.

Local residents said that after Avdeevka came under Russian control, they were able to leave the basements and calmly replenish water supplies. On February 17, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin about the capture of Avdievka.