Peskov: Putin will listen to Shoigu’s report on February 20. On February 17, Sergei ShoigU reported to Vladimir Putin about the capture of Avdeevka.
Russian Ministry of Defense emphasized that the order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky to abandon Avdievka was issued only a day after the uncontrolled flight of the armed forces of Ukraine began. According to the Russian MoD, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 1.5 thousand military personnel per day.