Ukrainian soldier had to hide for seven days in Avdiivka due to shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Dmitry Dyadchuk said that he and his colleagues did not know that they were going to Avdeevka.
About 200 Ukrainian military personnel surrendered to the Russian army after the liberation of AvdEEvka on February 24, according to the commander of the Center group, Colonel General Andrei Mordvichev. The Russian Armed Forces are now in control of the city.